diff --git a/var/www/blueprints/chats_explorer.py b/var/www/blueprints/chats_explorer.py
index 56f21b4f..342f67e4 100644
--- a/var/www/blueprints/chats_explorer.py
+++ b/var/www/blueprints/chats_explorer.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def chat_monitoring_request():
         username = request.form.get('username')
         invite = request.form.get('invite')
         description = request.form.get('description')
-        if chat_type not in ['discord', 'telegram']:
+        if chat_type not in ['discord', 'telegram', 'other']:
             return create_json_response({"status": "error", "reason": "Invalid Chat Type"}, 400)
         if not username and not invite and not description:
             return create_json_response({"status": "error", "reason": "Please provide a username/username/invite/comment"}, 400)
diff --git a/var/www/templates/chats_explorer/request_chat_monitoring.html b/var/www/templates/chats_explorer/request_chat_monitoring.html
index 8f271cfb..2494b8c3 100644
--- a/var/www/templates/chats_explorer/request_chat_monitoring.html
+++ b/var/www/templates/chats_explorer/request_chat_monitoring.html
@@ -46,21 +46,22 @@
                             <select class="custom-select" id="level_selector" name="type">
                                 <option value="telegram" selected>Telegram</option>
                                 <option value="discord">Discord</option>
+                                <option value="other">Other</option>
                             </select>
 
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <label for="username"><b>Chat Username</b></label>
-                                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="username" name="username">
+                                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="username" name="username" placeholder="Chat Username (Optional)">
                             </div>
 
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <label for="invite"><b>Chat Invite</b></label>
-                                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="invite" name="invite">
+                                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="invite" name="invite" placeholder="Chat Invite (Optional)">
                             </div>
 
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <label for="description"><b>Comments</b></label>
-                                <textarea class="form-control" id="paste_content" name="description" rows="5"></textarea>
+                                <textarea class="form-control" id="description" name="description" rows="5" placeholder="Additional Comments (Optional)"></textarea>
                             </div>