diff --git a/utility/db/dbInit.js b/utility/db/dbInit.js
index 265c6fa..a85e0a8 100644
--- a/utility/db/dbInit.js
+++ b/utility/db/dbInit.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ tableCreate.set('account', `
 		accountId            varchar(36)  NOT NULL    PRIMARY KEY,
 		email                varchar(255)  NOT NULL    ,
 		firstName            varchar(50)  NOT NULL    ,
-		otherNames           varchar(255)  NOT NULL    ,
+		otherNames           varchar(255) ,
 		lastName             varchar(50)  NOT NULL    ,
 		password             varchar(60)  NOT NULL    ,
 		CONSTRAINT Unq_account_email UNIQUE ( email )
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ tableCreate.set('parent', `
 		parentId             varchar(36)  NOT NULL    PRIMARY KEY,
 		email                varchar(255)  NOT NULL    ,
 		firstName            varchar(50)  NOT NULL    ,
-		otherNames           varchar(50)  NOT NULL    ,
+		otherNames           varchar(50) ,
 		lastName             varchar(50)  NOT NULL    ,
 		password             varchar(60)  NOT NULL    ,
 		CONSTRAINT Unq_parent UNIQUE ( email )
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ tableCreate.set('student', `
 		studentId            varchar(36)  NOT NULL    PRIMARY KEY,
 		email                varchar(255)  NOT NULL    ,
 		firstName            varchar(50)  NOT NULL    ,
-		otherNames           varchar(50)  NOT NULL    ,
+		otherNames           varchar(50) ,
 		lastName             varchar(50)  NOT NULL    ,
 		password             varchar(60)  NOT NULL    ,
 		CONSTRAINT Unq_student UNIQUE ( email )
diff --git a/views/register.hbs b/views/register.hbs
index 03e6920..388fde1 100644
--- a/views/register.hbs
+++ b/views/register.hbs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 			<input type='text' id='lname' name='lname' placeholder='Last Name' required/>
 		</div>
 
+		<input type='text' id='onames' name='onames' placeholder='Middle Name(s)'/>
 		<input type='email' id='email' name='email' placeholder='Email Address' required/>
 		<input type='password' id='password' name='password' placeholder='Password' required/>
 		<input type='password' id='confPassword' name='confPassword' placeholder='Confirm Password' required/>