diff --git a/user.inc.php b/user.inc.php
index 6fc7c72..ff6a923 100644
--- a/user.inc.php
+++ b/user.inc.php
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ function user_get_fields($userRoles = null){
 
 	// scrub for only valid roles, and fetch their special fields
 	$enabledFields = array();
-	$requiredFields = array();
+	$requiredFields = array('firstname', 'lastname');
 	$roleFields = array();
 	foreach($userRoles as $role){
 		if(array_key_exists($role, $roles)){