diff --git a/src/views/support.html b/src/views/support.html
index e99b97fc8..c566b6c3e 100644
--- a/src/views/support.html
+++ b/src/views/support.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                             </select>
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group" ng-show="feedback.type === 'email_error'" ng-class="{ 'has-error': (feedbackForm.email.$dirty && feedbackForm.email.$invalid) }">
-                            <input type="text" class="form-control" name="email" placeholder="Provide an alternate email address to reach you" ng-model="feedback.altEmail" ng-maxlength="512" ng-minlength="1" required>
+                            <input type="text" class="form-control" name="email" placeholder="Provide an alternate email address to reach you" ng-model="feedback.altEmail" ng-maxlength="512" ng-minlength="1" ng-required="feedback.type === 'email_error'">
                         </div>
                       <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': (feedbackForm.subject.$dirty && feedbackForm.subject.$invalid) }">
                           <input type="text" class="form-control" name="subject" placeholder="Topic" ng-model="feedback.subject" ng-maxlength="512" ng-minlength="1" required>