diff --git a/ui/scripts/network.js b/ui/scripts/network.js
index 7d2345a1897..7dc69925d47 100755
--- a/ui/scripts/network.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/network.js
@@ -1077,8 +1077,8 @@
                           });
                         }
                       },
-                      'startport': { edit: true, label: 'label.start.port' },
-                      'endport': { edit: true, label: 'label.end.port' },
+                      'startport': { edit: true, label: 'label.start.port', isOptional: true },
+                      'endport': { edit: true, label: 'label.end.port', isOptional: true },
                       'icmptype': { edit: true, label: 'ICMP.type', isHidden: true },
                       'icmpcode': { edit: true, label: 'ICMP.code', isHidden: true },
                       'add-rule': {