diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.js b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.js
index c2403ca2bd..43023b6034 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.js
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.js
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@ frappe.ui.form.on('Employee Checkin', {
 		if(!frm.doc.time) {
 			frm.set_value("time", frappe.datetime.now_datetime());
 		}
+	},
+	refresh: (frm) => {
+		// make log type mandatory
+		frm.set_df_property('log_type', 'reqd', frm.doc.log_type ? 0 : 1);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.json b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.json
index 75f699751b..d34316dc0f 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.json
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.json
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
    "fieldtype": "Select",
    "in_list_view": 1,
    "label": "Log Type",
-   "options": "\nIN\nOUT",
-   "reqd": 1
+   "options": "\nIN\nOUT"
   },
   {
    "fieldname": "shift",
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@
   }
  ],
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2020-01-23 04:57:42.551355",
+ "modified": "2020-07-08 11:02:32.660986",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "HR",
  "name": "Employee Checkin",