diff --git a/app/hr/forms.py b/app/hr/forms.py
index 75e297a..f1a1e85 100644
--- a/app/hr/forms.py
+++ b/app/hr/forms.py
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ class BlacklistUserForm(forms.Form):
 
     reason = forms.CharField(required=True, widget=forms.widgets.Textarea())
     expiry_date = forms.DateTimeField(required=False, widget=SelectDateWidget())
-    disable = forms.BooleanField()
+    disable = forms.BooleanField(required=False)
diff --git a/app/hr/views.py b/app/hr/views.py
index 1d36149..056ce99 100644
--- a/app/hr/views.py
+++ b/app/hr/views.py
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ def blacklist_user(request, userid):
                     messages.add_message(request, messages.INFO, "User %s disabled" % u.username )
 
                 return redirect('sso.views.user_view', username=u.username)
+            else:
+                messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, "Error while processing the form")
 
         form = BlacklistUserForm()
         return render_to_response('hr/blacklist/blacklist.html', locals(), context_instance=RequestContext(request))