Required First Name field

Using the latest version 1.5.37, I am not able to require input of the First Name field. #REQ_FIRSTNAME works as a form field but doesn’t seem to validate correctly so that even if there is input in the field, it continues to say that it hasn’t been filled out correctly. #_FIRSTNAME is not required by default so I went ahead and created a custom field. Any chance of a better alternative?

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