diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/Problem/CrowdSourcingProjectProblemController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/Problem/CrowdSourcingProjectProblemController.php
index 1c25030f..aad77012 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/Problem/CrowdSourcingProjectProblemController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProject/Problem/CrowdSourcingProjectProblemController.php
@@ -63,25 +63,26 @@ public function create() {
      * Store a newly created resource in storage.
      */
     public function store(Request $request) {
-        request()->validate([ // bookmark2
+        $validated = $request->validate([ // bookmark2
             'problem-title' => ['required'],
             'problem-description' => ['required'],
             'problem-status' => ['required'], // bookmark2
             'problem-default-language' => ['required'], // bookmark2
+            'problem-slug' => ['required','unique:crowd_sourcing_project_problems,slug'],
         ]);
 
         $crowdSourcingProjectProblem = CrowdSourcingProjectProblem::create([
             'project_id' => '3', // bookmark2
             'user_creator_id' => '2', // bookmark2
-            'slug' => 'test-slug-1', // bookmark2
-            'status_id' => request('problem-status'), // bookmark2
+            'slug' => $request->input('problem-slug'),
+            'status_id' => $request->input('problem-status'),
             'img_url' => 'zxcv', // bookmark2
-            'default_language_id' => request('problem-default-language'), // bookmark2 - default or generally another translation language?
+            'default_language_id' => $request->input('problem-default-language'), // bookmark2 - default or generally another translation language?
         ]);
 
         $crowdSourcingProjectProblemTranslation = $crowdSourcingProjectProblem->defaultTranslation()->create([ // bookmark2 - default or regular translation?
-            'title' => request('problem-title'),
-            'description' => request('problem-description'),
+            'title' => $request->input('problem-title'),
+            'description' => $request->input('problem-description'),
         ]);
 
         return redirect()->route('problems.index');
diff --git a/resources/views/loggedin-environment/management/problem/create-edit/form-page.blade.php b/resources/views/loggedin-environment/management/problem/create-edit/form-page.blade.php
index e39cc5a4..b459d960 100644
--- a/resources/views/loggedin-environment/management/problem/create-edit/form-page.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/loggedin-environment/management/problem/create-edit/form-page.blade.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class="form-control"
 <div class="row" style="display: none;{{-- bookmark2 --}}">
     <div class="col-md-12">
         <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="problem-status-2">Problem Status</label>
+            <label for="problem-status-2">Problem Status-2</label>
             @if(!Gate::check('manage-platform-content'))
                 <small class="text-blue">(The problem status can only be changed by a platform administrator.)</small>{{-- bookmark2 - is this what we want? --}}
             @endif
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class="form-control"
 <div class="row" style="display: none;{{-- bookmark2 --}}">
     <div class="col-md-12">
         <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="problem-default-language-2">Problem Default Language</label>
+            <label for="problem-default-language-2">Problem Default Language-2</label>
             <select id="problem-default-language-2" class="form-control" name="problem-default-language-2">
                 {{-- @foreach ($viewModel->languagesLkp as $language) --}}
                     <option
@@ -165,25 +165,31 @@ class="form-control"
     </div>
 </div>
 
-                        {{-- <div class="row">
-                            <label class="col-md-12 control-label" for="slug">Project Slug
-                                <br>(it defines the project's url, for example:
-                                <br><i>For english | https://crowdsourcing.ecas.org/en/your-project-slug</i>)
-                                <br><i>For greek | https://crowdsourcing.ecas.org/gr/your-project-slug</i>)
-                                <br><i>For dutch | https://crowdsourcing.ecas.org/nl/your-project-slug</i>)
+                        <div class="row">
+                            <label class="col-md-12{{-- bookmark2 - md here? or sm? --}} control-label" for="problem-slug">Problem Slug (<span class="red">*</span>)
+                                <br>(it defines the problems's url, for example:
+                                <br><i>For english | https://crowdsourcing.ecas.org/en/your-problem-slug</i>)
+                                <br><i>For greek | https://crowdsourcing.ecas.org/gr/your-problem-slug</i>)
+                                <br><i>For dutch | https://crowdsourcing.ecas.org/nl/your-problem-slug</i>)
                                 <br>The url can contain only letters, numbers, and dashes.
-                                <br>If left empty, we will take care of creating the URL, based on the project name.
-                                <br>Please note that once you publish the project you <i>cannot</i> change the slug.
+                                <br>If left empty, we will take care of creating the URL, based on the problem name. {{-- bookmark2 - implement auto-creation - best done with js (client-side) --}}
+                                <br>Please note that once you publish the problem you <i>cannot</i> change the slug. {{-- bookmark2 - once published or once created? --}}
                             </label>
                             <div class="col-sm-12">
-                                <div class="form-group has-feedback {{ $errors->has('slug') ? 'has-error' : '' }}">
-                                    <input id="slug" type="text" class="form-control" name="slug"
-                                        value="{{ old('slug') ? old('slug') : $viewModel->project->slug  }}"
-                                        placeholder="Project Slug">
-                                    <span class="help-block"><strong>{{ $errors->first('slug') }}</strong></span>
+                                <div class="form-group has-feedback {{ $errors->has('problem-slug') ? 'has-error' : '' }}">
+                                    <input type="text"
+                                        id="problem-slug"
+                                        name="problem-slug"
+                                        class="form-control"
+                                        required
+                                        placeholder="Problem Slug"
+                                        {{-- value="{{ old('problem-slug') ? old('problem-slug') : $viewModel->problem->slug }}" bookmark2 --}}
+                                        value="{{ old('problem-slug') ? old('problem-slug') : ''  }}"
+                                    >
+                                    <span class="help-block"><strong>{{ $errors->first('problem-slug') }}</strong></span>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
-                        </div> --}}
+                        </div>
 
                         <input type="submit">