diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/manufacturer-select.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/manufacturer-select.blade.php
index 38ddb5636..7740a5a1f 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/manufacturer-select.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/manufacturer-select.blade.php
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
     {{ Form::label($fieldname, $translated_name, array('class' => 'col-md-3 control-label')) }}
 
-    <div class="col-md-7 required">
+    <div class="col-md-7{{  ((isset($required)) && ($required=='true')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
         <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="manufacturers" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="category_select_id">
-            @if ($manufacturer_id = Input::old($fieldname, $item->{$fieldname}))
+            @if ($manufacturer_id = Input::old($fieldname,  (isset($item)) ? $item->{$fieldname} : ''))
                 <option value="{{ $manufacturer_id }}" selected="selected">
                     {{ (\App\Models\Manufacturer::find($manufacturer_id)) ? \App\Models\Manufacturer::find($manufacturer_id)->name : '' }}
                 </option>