diff --git a/src/components/fields/Checkboxes.vue b/src/components/fields/Checkboxes.vue
index 60a9b14..7bd8c73 100644
--- a/src/components/fields/Checkboxes.vue
+++ b/src/components/fields/Checkboxes.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <div class="relative">
-        <field-label :name="field.name" :required="field.required" :hint="field.hint" inline></field-label>
+        <field-label :name="field.name" :required="false" :hint="field.hint" inline></field-label>
         <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-2 pt-1">
             <label v-for="(option, index) in field.options" :key="index" :for="`${innerId}-${index}`" class="block relative flex items-start">
                 <input :id="`${innerId}-${index}`" v-model="inner" type="checkbox" :name="field.key" :value="option" class="peer absolute invisible" />
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
     field: {
         required: true,
         validator: (value) =>
-            hasKeys(value, [...globalFieldRules(), 'required', 'options']) &&
-            typeof value.required === 'boolean' &&
+            hasKeys(value, [...globalFieldRules(), 'options']) &&
             typeof value.key === 'string' &&
             value.key.length > 0 &&
             typeof value.name === 'string' &&
diff --git a/src/components/fields/Group.vue b/src/components/fields/Group.vue
index 1888129..fd18802 100644
--- a/src/components/fields/Group.vue
+++ b/src/components/fields/Group.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             :name="field.key"
             class="bg-white rounded-lg focus:outline-none text-gray-600 text-left peer py-1 px-2 @sm:py-2 text-sm @sm:text-base @sm:px-3 w-full"
         >
-            <option :value="null">-- kein --</option>
+            <option :value="null">-- keine Angabe --</option>
             <option v-for="(option, index) in options" :key="index" :value="option.id" v-text="option.name"></option>
             <option v-if="field.has_empty_option" :value="-1" v-text="field.empty_option_value"></option>
         </select>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
             hasKeys(value, [...globalFieldRules(), 'required', 'parent_field', 'parent_group', 'has_empty_option', 'empty_option_value']) &&
             typeof value.required === 'boolean' &&
             typeof value.has_empty_option === 'boolean' &&
-            typeof value.empty_option_value === 'string' &&
+            (value.empty_option_value === null || typeof value.empty_option_value === 'string') &&
             typeof value.key === 'string' &&
             value.key.length > 0 &&
             typeof value.name === 'string' &&
diff --git a/src/components/fields/VDropdown.vue b/src/components/fields/VDropdown.vue
index 0cd42f6..be1e786 100644
--- a/src/components/fields/VDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/components/fields/VDropdown.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             :name="name"
             class="bg-white group-[.info]:bg-blue-200 rounded-lg focus:outline-none text-gray-600 text-left py-1 px-2 @sm:py-2 @sm:group-[.info]:py-1 text-sm @sm:text-base @sm:group-[.info]:text-sm @sm:px-3 @sm:group-[.info]:px-2 w-full"
         >
-            <option :value="null">-- kein --</option>
+            <option :value="null">-- keine Angabe --</option>
             <option v-for="(option, index) in options" :key="index" :value="option.id" v-text="option.name"></option>
         </select>
         <input