diff --git a/e107_handlers/user_extended_class.php b/e107_handlers/user_extended_class.php
index 044d0526e..7581810b6 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/user_extended_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/user_extended_class.php
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ class e107_user_extended
 		$regex 		= $tp->toText($parms[1]);
 		$regexfail 	= $tp->toText($parms[2]);
 		$fname 		= "ue[user_".$struct['user_extended_struct_name']."]";
-		$required	= vartrue($struct['user_extended_struct_required']) ? "required"  : "";
+		$required	= vartrue($struct['user_extended_struct_required']) == 1 ? "required"  : "";
 		$fid		= $frm->name2id($fname);
 		
 		if(strpos($include, 'class') === FALSE)