diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Task/StoreTaskRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Task/StoreTaskRequest.php
index 124c1e7d9c..8f97f3ab5e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Task/StoreTaskRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Task/StoreTaskRequest.php
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ class StoreTaskRequest extends Request
 
             foreach ($values as $k) {
                 if (!is_int($k[0]) || !is_int($k[1])) {
-                    $fail('The '.$attribute.' - '.print_r($k, 1).' is invalid. Unix timestamps only.');
+                    return $fail('The '.$attribute.' - '.print_r($k, 1).' is invalid. Unix timestamps only.');
                 }
             }
 
             if (!$this->checkTimeLog($values)) {
-                $fail('Please correct overlapping values');
+                return $fail('Please correct overlapping values');
             }
         }];
         
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Task/UpdateTaskRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Task/UpdateTaskRequest.php
index f9d1d2d96f..d0ab48a298 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Task/UpdateTaskRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Task/UpdateTaskRequest.php
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ class UpdateTaskRequest extends Request
 
             foreach ($values as $k) {
                 if (!is_int($k[0]) || !is_int($k[1])) {
-                    $fail('The '.$attribute.' - '.print_r($k, 1).' is invalid. Unix timestamps only.');
+                    return $fail('The '.$attribute.' - '.print_r($k, 1).' is invalid. Unix timestamps only.');
                 }
             }
 
             if (!$this->checkTimeLog($values)) {
-                $fail('Please correct overlapping values');
+                return $fail('Please correct overlapping values');
             }
         }];