diff --git a/webapp/components/Group/GroupForm.vue b/webapp/components/Group/GroupForm.vue
index 149ed2ec3..f28fede12 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Group/GroupForm.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Group/GroupForm.vue
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ import { CATEGORIES_MIN, CATEGORIES_MAX } from '~/constants/categories.js'
 import {
   NAME_LENGTH_MIN,
   NAME_LENGTH_MAX,
+  GOAL_LENGTH_MIN,
   DESCRIPTION_WITHOUT_HTML_LENGTH_MIN,
 } from '~/constants/groups.js'
 import HcEditor from '~/components/Editor/Editor'
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ export default {
         name: { required: true, min: NAME_LENGTH_MIN, max: NAME_LENGTH_MAX },
         slug: { required: false },
         groupType: { required: true },
-        goal: { required: true, min: NAME_LENGTH_MIN },
+        goal: { required: true, min: GOAL_LENGTH_MIN },
         description: { required: true, min: DESCRIPTION_WITHOUT_HTML_LENGTH_MIN },
         actionRadius: { required: true },
         locationName: { required: false },
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ export default {
       return (
         this.formData.name.length < this.formSchema.name.min ||
         this.formData.groupType === '' ||
-        this.formData.goal.length > this.formSchema.goal.max || // not mandatory
+        this.formData.goal.length < this.formSchema.goal.min || // not mandatory
         this.descriptionLength < this.formSchema.description.min ||
         this.formData.actionRadius === '' ||
         // this.formData.locationName === '' || // not mandatory
diff --git a/webapp/constants/groups.js b/webapp/constants/groups.js
index 1c49d3ff3..cfc241ff5 100644
--- a/webapp/constants/groups.js
+++ b/webapp/constants/groups.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // this file is duplicated in `backend/src/constants/group.js` and `webapp/constants/group.js`
 export const NAME_LENGTH_MIN = 3
 export const NAME_LENGTH_MAX = 50
+export const GOAL_LENGTH_MIN = 3
 export const DESCRIPTION_WITHOUT_HTML_LENGTH_MIN = 100 // with removed HTML tags
 export const SHOW_GROUP_BUTTON_IN_HEADER = true