diff --git a/app/models/Model.php b/app/models/Model.php
index 04ca8ad1e9..80e3384497 100755
--- a/app/models/Model.php
+++ b/app/models/Model.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Model extends Elegant
 
     // Declare the rules for the form validation
     protected $rules = array(
-        'name'   		=> 'required|alpha_space|min:2|max:255|unique:models,name,NULL,deleted_at',
+        'name'   		=> 'required|alpha_space|min:2|max:255|unique:models,name,{id},deleted_at',
         'modelno'   		=> 'alpha_space|min:1|max:255',
         'category_id'   	=> 'required|integer',
         'manufacturer_id'   => 'required|integer',