diff --git a/resources/lib/UnitySQL.php b/resources/lib/UnitySQL.php
index 94fb45a..4d30d41 100644
--- a/resources/lib/UnitySQL.php
+++ b/resources/lib/UnitySQL.php
@@ -613,7 +613,9 @@ public function getGroupRequests()
                 "requestor" => $row['requestor'],
                 "group_type" => $row['group_type'],
                 "group_name" => $row['group_name'],
-                "requested_on" => $row['requested_on']
+                "requested_on" => $row['requested_on'],
+                "start_date" => $row['start_date'],
+                "end_date" => $row['end_date']
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/docker-dev/sql/bootstrap.sql b/tools/docker-dev/sql/bootstrap.sql
index 871bac3..f448bdb 100644
--- a/tools/docker-dev/sql/bootstrap.sql
+++ b/tools/docker-dev/sql/bootstrap.sql
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `groupRequests` (
   `group_name` varchar(1000) NOT NULL,
   `requestor` varchar(1000) NOT NULL,
   `requested_on` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT current_timestamp(),
-  `start_date` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
-  `end_date` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00'
+  `start_date` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+  `end_date` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 
 -- --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `groupAttributes` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `group_type` varchar(1000) NOT NULL,
   `group_id` varchar(1000) NOT NULL,
-  `start_date` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
-  `end_date` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00'
+  `start_date` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+  `end_date` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 
 --
diff --git a/webroot/admin/group-mgmt.php b/webroot/admin/group-mgmt.php
index 04546a3..b9c01d9 100644
--- a/webroot/admin/group-mgmt.php
+++ b/webroot/admin/group-mgmt.php
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
         <td>Group Type</td>
         <td>Requestor</td>
         <td>Requestor UID</td>
+        <td>Start/End Dates</td>
         <td>Mail</td>
         <td>Requested On</td>
         <td>Actions</td>
@@ -96,6 +97,11 @@
          $USER->getTypeNameFromSlug($types, $request['group_type']) . "</div></td>";
         echo "<td>" . $request_user->getFirstname() . " " . $request_user->getLastname() . "</td>";
         echo "<td>" . $request_user->getUID() . "</td>";
+        if ($request['start_date'] == null || $request['end_date'] == null) {
+            echo "<td></td>";
+        } else {
+            echo "<td>" . date("jS F, Y", strtotime($request['start_date'])) . " - " . date("jS F, Y", strtotime($request['end_date'])) . "</td>";
+        }
         echo "<td><a href='mailto:" . $request_user->getMail() . "'>" . $request_user->getMail() . "</a></td>";
         echo "<td>" . date("jS F, Y", strtotime($request['requested_on'])) . "</td>";
         echo "<td>";
diff --git a/webroot/panel/new_group.php b/webroot/panel/new_group.php
index 5e99f7f..e288b45 100644
--- a/webroot/panel/new_group.php
+++ b/webroot/panel/new_group.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         </div>
         <div id="nameInputBox" style="margin-top: 10px;">
             <strong>Name (cannot have spaces)&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><br>
-            <input type="text" name="group_name" placeholder="name_of_the_group" style="margin-bottom: 15px"><br>
+            <input type="text" name="group_name" placeholder="Name of Group" style="margin-bottom: 15px"><br>
             <div style="color: red; font-size: 0.8rem; display: none; margin-top: -10px;" 
             id="groupNameError">Error Occured<br></div>
         </div>
@@ -131,14 +131,18 @@
         const time_limited = type_info[2];
         let date_selector = document.getElementById('dateSelector');
         if (time_limited == 1) {
+            $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", true);
             date_selector.style.display = 'block';
         } else if (time_limited == 0) {
+            $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", false);
             date_selector.style.display = 'none';
         }
         let nameInputBox = document.getElementById('nameInputBox');
         if (isNameable == 1) {
+            $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", true);
             nameInputBox.style.display = 'block';
         } else if (isNameable == 0) {
+            $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", false);
             nameInputBox.style.display = 'none';
         }
     });
@@ -146,23 +150,27 @@
     $("input[type=text][name=group_name]").keyup(function() {
         $group_name = $(this).val();
         $span = $("#groupNameError");
-        if ($group_name.includes(" ")) {
-            $span.text("Invalid name. Make sure to not have spaces.");
-            $span.show();
+        if ($group_name.length == 0) {
             $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", true);
         } else {
-            $span.hide();
-            $.ajax({url: "<?php echo $CONFIG["site"]["prefix"] ?>/panel/ajax/check_group_name.php?group_name="
-            + $(this).val(), success: function(result) {
-                if (result == "not available") {
-                    $span.text("Name not available. Try something different.");
-                    $span.show();
-                } else {
-                    $span.hide();
-                    $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", false);
-                }
-            }});
-            $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", true);
+            if ($group_name.includes(" ")) {
+                $span.text("Invalid name. Make sure to not have spaces.");
+                $span.show();
+                $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", true);
+            } else {
+                $span.hide();
+                $.ajax({url: "<?php echo $CONFIG["site"]["prefix"] ?>/panel/ajax/check_group_name.php?group_name="
+                + $(this).val(), success: function(result) {
+                    if (result == "not available") {
+                        $span.text("Name not available. Try something different.");
+                        $span.show();
+                        $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", true);
+                    } else {
+                        $span.hide();
+                        $("#requestGroupButton").prop("disabled", false);
+                    }
+                }});
+            }
         }
     });