diff --git a/Configuration/TCA/tx_t3blog_post.php b/Configuration/TCA/tx_t3blog_post.php
index cbdf4ff5..b19c24a5 100644
--- a/Configuration/TCA/tx_t3blog_post.php
+++ b/Configuration/TCA/tx_t3blog_post.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
                     'ORDER BY be_users.username',
                 'showIconTable' => false,
                 'size' => 1,
-                'minitems' => 0,
+                'minitems' => 1,
                 'maxitems' => 1,
                 'prepend_tname' => false,
             ),