diff --git a/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.html b/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.html
index cccccf0..93e35fa 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.html
+++ b/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.html
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
                                             </td>
                                         </tr> -->
                                         <tr>
-                                            <td for="from" class="uk-text-bold uk-width-1-3@xl uk-width-1-3@m uk-width-1-3@s uk-text-right">From:</td>
+                                            <!-- <div *ngIf="!body.fromName && showAddNameMessage" class="uk-width-large uk-text-danger uk-text-small uk-margin-top">Please add your name.</div> -->
+                                            <td for="from" class="uk-text-bold uk-width-1-3@xl uk-width-1-3@m uk-width-1-3@s uk-text-right">From <span class="uk-text-danger uk-text-bold">*</span> :</td>
                                             <td class="uk-text-left uk-width-expand">
+                                                <div *ngIf="!body.fromName" class="uk-width-large uk-text-danger uk-text-small uk-margin-top">Please add your name.</div>
                                                 <input  placeholder="Type your name" type="text" (click)="resetMessages()"
                                                         class="form-control uk-input uk-width-large@l uk-width-medium@s" [(ngModel)] = "body.fromName" id="from">
                                             </td>
diff --git a/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.ts b/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.ts
index 324b9f6..8506743 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/subscribe/invite/invite.component.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class InviteComponent implements OnInit {
   public inviteErrorMessage: string = '';
   public missingCommunityId: string = '';
   public showAddRecipientMessage: boolean = false;
+  public showAddNameMessage: boolean = false;
 
   public email: Email;
   public body: Body;
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export class InviteComponent implements OnInit {
       this.successfulSentMessage = "";
       this.inviteErrorMessage = "";
       this.status = this.errorCodes.LOADING;
-      if (this.recipients != "") {
+      if (this.recipients != "" && this.body.fromName != "") {
         if (this.validateEmails()) {
           this.composeEmail();
           console.log(this.email.body);