diff --git a/cmd/frontend/issues.go b/cmd/frontend/issues.go
index 10eefce..a17b625 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/issues.go
+++ b/cmd/frontend/issues.go
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ func PublishLatestIssue(c *b.Config, db *b.DB, s *b.CookieStore) http.HandlerFun
 			return
 		}
 
+		title := r.PostFormValue("issue-title")
+		if len(title) == 0 {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("error: no title for issue specified")
+			log.Println(err)
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
 		if session.Values["issue-image"] == nil {
 			err := "error: Image required"
 			log.Println(err)
@@ -55,14 +63,11 @@ func PublishLatestIssue(c *b.Config, db *b.DB, s *b.CookieStore) http.HandlerFun
 			return
 		}
 
-		imgSize := imgInfo.Size()
-		mimeType := mime.TypeByExtension(filepath.Ext(imgAbsName))
-
 		article := &b.Article{
-			Title:         r.PostFormValue("issue-title"),
+			Title:         title,
 			EncURL:        fmt.Sprint(c.Domain, "/image/serve/", imgFileName),
-			EncLength:     int(imgSize),
-			EncType:       mimeType,
+			EncLength:     int(imgInfo.Size()),
+			EncType:       mime.TypeByExtension(filepath.Ext(imgAbsName)),
 			Published:     true,
 			Rejected:      false,
 			Created:       time.Now(),
diff --git a/web/templates/current-articles.html b/web/templates/current-articles.html
index 177bae4..4e9ebdb 100644
--- a/web/templates/current-articles.html
+++ b/web/templates/current-articles.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <div>
             <h3>Titelseite</h3>
             <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 items-center">
-                <input class="h-full" name="issue-title" placeholder="Titel" type="text" />
+                <input class="h-full" name="issue-title" placeholder="Titel" required type="text" />
                 <label class="btn text-center" for="image-upload">Bild hochladen</label>
                 <input class="hidden" id="image-upload" name="issue-image" type="file" required
                     hx-post="/issue/upload-image" />
diff --git a/web/templates/index.html b/web/templates/index.html
index 9842930..1afc3c4 100644
--- a/web/templates/index.html
+++ b/web/templates/index.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     <footer class="text-center text-gray-500 my-8">
         <p>&copy; 2024 Jason Streifling. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.</p>
-        <p>v0.11.0 - <strong>Alpha: Änderungen und Fehler möglich.</strong></p>
+        <p>v0.11.0 - <strong>Alpha: Drastische Änderungen und Fehler vorbehalten.</strong></p>
     </footer>
 
     <script src="https://unpkg.com/htmx.org@2.0.2"></script>