diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/CreateExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/CreateExpenseRequest.php
index 785390f23..a4983e265 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/CreateExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/CreateExpenseRequest.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ class CreateExpenseRequest extends ExpenseRequest
      */
     public function rules()
     {
-        return [
-            'amount' => 'numeric',
-        ];
+        return [];
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
index 65fdc9375..97616adc6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ class UpdateExpenseRequest extends ExpenseRequest
      */
     public function rules()
     {
-        return [
-            'amount' => 'numeric',
-        ];
+        return [];
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/expenses/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/expenses/edit.blade.php
index 5a04d4766..9fbd63981 100644
--- a/resources/views/expenses/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/expenses/edit.blade.php
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
                 write: function(value) {
                     // When changing the converted amount we're updating
                     // the exchange rate rather than change the amount
-                    self.exchange_rate(NINJA.parseFloat(value) / self.amount());
+                    self.exchange_rate(roundSignificant(NINJA.parseFloat(value) / self.amount()));
                     //self.amount(roundToTwo(value / self.exchange_rate()));
                 }
             }, self);