diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Portal/Profile.php b/app/Http/Requests/Portal/Profile.php
index 0cc532d87..d5c7d3964 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Portal/Profile.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Portal/Profile.php
@@ -34,11 +34,16 @@ class Profile extends FormRequest
                       . ',deleted_at,NULL';
         }
 
+        $change_password = $this->request->get('change_password') == true || $this->request->get('change_password') != null;
+
+        $current_password = $change_password ? '|current_password' : '';
+        $password = $change_password ? '|confirmed' : '';
+
         return [
             'name'              => 'required|string',
             'email'             => $email,
-            'current_password'  => 'required_if:change_password,true|current_password',
-            'password'          => 'required_if:change_password,true|confirmed',
+            'current_password'  => 'required_if:change_password,true' . $current_password,
+            'password'          => 'required_if:change_password,true' . $password,
             'picture'           => $picture,
         ];
     }