diff --git a/app/routes/randomgen.py b/app/routes/randomgen.py
index 58d01ea..8d4c3c9 100644
--- a/app/routes/randomgen.py
+++ b/app/routes/randomgen.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def randomgen_mode():
         return """
         <label class="flex items-center gap-2 mt-4">
             <span>Username:</span>
-            <input type="text" name="username" class="border rounded px-2 py-2" placeholder="Steve">
+            <input type="text" name="username" class="border rounded px-2 py-2" placeholder="Steve" required>
         </label>
         """
 
diff --git a/app/templates/randomgen.html b/app/templates/randomgen.html
index ecc3414..7eb0693 100644
--- a/app/templates/randomgen.html
+++ b/app/templates/randomgen.html
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ <h1 class="text-3xl">Random Generator</h1>
 <form hx-post="/randomgen/generate" hx-target="#output" hx-swap="innerHTML" class="my-4">
     <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
         <span>Generator:</span>
-        <select name="mode" hx-post="/randomgen/mode" hx-target="#mode-extra" hx-swap="innerHTML"
-            class="cursor-pointer border rounded px-2 py-2">
+        <select name="mode" hx-post="/randomgen/mode" hx-trigger="load, change" hx-target="#mode-extra"
+            hx-swap="innerHTML" class="cursor-pointer border rounded px-2 py-2">
             <option value="sha">SHA1 w/ Random Parameter</option>
             <option value="uuid4">UUID v4</option>
             <option value="uuid3">Minecraft Offline UUIDv3</option>