diff --git a/apprise/plugins/NotifySES.py b/apprise/plugins/NotifySES.py
index 6bc7295e77..2f4a23c3b0 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/NotifySES.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/NotifySES.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class NotifySES(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('From Email'),
             'type': 'string',
             'map_to': 'from_addr',
+            'required': True,
         },
         'access_key_id': {
             'name': _('Access Key ID'),
diff --git a/apprise/plugins/NotifySNS.py b/apprise/plugins/NotifySNS.py
index deb65433db..c471d159c2 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/NotifySNS.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/NotifySNS.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class NotifySNS(NotifyBase):
         'targets': {
             'name': _('Targets'),
             'type': 'list:string',
+            'required': True,
         },
     })