diff --git a/application/models/Stations.php b/application/models/Stations.php
index 48c7001b..7c7d16a7 100644
--- a/application/models/Stations.php
+++ b/application/models/Stations.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
 			'station_sig' =>  xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('sig', true))),
 			'station_sig_info' =>  xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('sig_info', true))),
 			'station_callsign' =>  xss_clean($this->input->post('station_callsign', true)),
-			'station_power' =>  xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true)),
+			'station_power' => is_numeric(xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true))) ? xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true)) : NULL,
 			'station_dxcc' =>  xss_clean($this->input->post('dxcc', true)),
 			'station_cnty' =>  xss_clean($this->input->post('station_cnty', true)),
 			'station_cq' =>  xss_clean($this->input->post('station_cq', true)),
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
 			'station_sig' => xss_clean($this->input->post('sig', true)),
 			'station_sig_info' => xss_clean($this->input->post('sig_info', true)),
 			'station_callsign' => xss_clean($this->input->post('station_callsign', true)),
-			'station_power' => xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true)),
+			'station_power' => is_numeric(xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true))) ? xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true)) : NULL,
 			'station_dxcc' => xss_clean($this->input->post('dxcc', true)),
 			'station_cnty' => xss_clean($this->input->post('station_cnty', true)),
 			'station_cq' => xss_clean($this->input->post('station_cq', true)),
diff --git a/application/views/station_profile/create.php b/application/views/station_profile/create.php
index 1a234bbd..4f2169a0 100644
--- a/application/views/station_profile/create.php
+++ b/application/views/station_profile/create.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 			<div class="form-group">
 		    <label for="stationPowerInput">Station Power</label>
-		    <input type="number" class="form-control" name="station_power" id="stationPowerInput" step="1" aria-describedby="stationPowerInputHelp" placeholder="10" required>
+		    <input type="number" class="form-control" name="station_power" id="stationPowerInput" step="1" aria-describedby="stationPowerInputHelp" placeholder="10">
 		    <small id="stationPowerInputHelp" class="form-text text-muted">Default station power. Overwritten by CAT.</small>
 		  </div>