diff --git a/src/pages/tell/tell.html b/src/pages/tell/tell.html
index bda38e3..57a1c7e 100644
--- a/src/pages/tell/tell.html
+++ b/src/pages/tell/tell.html
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
       <ion-label>Your schtick with #gays</ion-label>
       <ion-textarea formControlName="messages" name="messages"></ion-textarea>
     </ion-item>
-    <button ion-button type="submit" block [disabled]="!userSubmissionForm.valid"  (click)="saveUserSubmission()">Submit</button>
+    <button ion-button type="submit" block (click)="saveUserSubmission()">Submit</button>
   </form>
 </ion-content>
diff --git a/src/pages/tell/tell.ts b/src/pages/tell/tell.ts
index 46c1257..87af273 100644
--- a/src/pages/tell/tell.ts
+++ b/src/pages/tell/tell.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
-import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
+import { FormBuilder, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import { ProfileService } from '../../services/profiles';
 
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ export class TellYourStoryPage {
   tabNavEl: any;
   userSubmissionForm: FormGroup;
 
-  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, private formBuilder: FormBuilder, private validators: Validators) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, private formBuilder: FormBuilder) {
     this.tabNavEl = document.querySelector('#tab-nav .tabbar');
 
     this.userSubmissionForm = this.formBuilder.group({
-      name: ['', [ validators.required ] ],
-      about: ['', [ validators.required ] ],
-      pic: ['', [ validators.required ] ],
-      messages: ['', [ validators.required ] ]
+      name: [''],
+      about: [''],
+      pic: [''],
+      messages: ['']
     });
   }