diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/resources/org/hisp/dhis/program/hibernate/ProgramStage.hbm.xml b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/resources/org/hisp/dhis/program/hibernate/ProgramStage.hbm.xml
index 8c60e50eab38..1f54088ebf12 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/resources/org/hisp/dhis/program/hibernate/ProgramStage.hbm.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/resources/org/hisp/dhis/program/hibernate/ProgramStage.hbm.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     </id>
     &identifiableProperties;
 
-    <property name="name" column="name" length="230" />
+    <property name="name" column="name" not-null="true" length="230" />
 
     <property name="description" type="text" />