diff --git a/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/layout.html b/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/layout.html
index ed39c9f0..74efba7b 100644
--- a/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/layout.html
+++ b/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/layout.html
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@
               <div class="subscription">
                 <h5 class="b-header">Subscribe to our newsletter</h5>
                 <form class="newsletter">
-                  <input type="text" class="input" placeholder="Your email">
+                  <input type="email" id="emailInput" class="input" placeholder="Your email" required>
                   <input type="submit" value="subscribe" class="button small">
-                </form>
-              </div>
+                 </form>
+               </div>
               <div class="attribution margin-top-bigger">
                 <p class="caption">
                   Except where otherwise