diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
index a14471c23a..cb51e5d099 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class JournalFormRequest extends Request
      */
     private function getFieldOrEmptyString(string $field): string
     {
-        $tring = $this->get($field) ?? ''
+        $tring = $this->get($field) ?? '';
         return trim($string);
     }
 }