diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0063_veryimportantperson.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0063_veryimportantperson.py
index 29ea7ffdb..38cfe328e 100644
--- a/src/registrar/migrations/0063_veryimportantperson.py
+++ b/src/registrar/migrations/0063_veryimportantperson.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2024-01-23 21:02
+# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2024-01-23 23:51
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import migrations, models
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ("id", models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name="ID")),
                 ("created_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
                 ("updated_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
-                ("email", models.EmailField(blank=True, db_index=True, help_text="Email", max_length=254)),
-                ("notes", models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="Notes")),
+                ("email", models.EmailField(db_index=True, help_text="Email", max_length=254)),
+                ("notes", models.TextField(help_text="Notes")),
                 (
                     "requestor",
                     models.ForeignKey(
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/very_important_person.py b/src/registrar/models/very_important_person.py
index 2fb53ff27..3d6430251 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/very_important_person.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/very_important_person.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class VeryImportantPerson(TimeStampedModel):
 
     email = models.EmailField(
         null=False,
-        blank=True,
+        blank=False,
         help_text="Email",
         db_index=True,
     )
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class VeryImportantPerson(TimeStampedModel):
 
     notes = models.TextField(
         null=False,
-        blank=True,
+        blank=False,
         help_text="Notes",
     )
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_admin.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_admin.py
index e0d0a6be5..7c9aa8fe4 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_admin.py
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ class VeryImportantPersonAdminTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def test_save_model_sets_user_field(self):
         self.client.force_login(self.superuser)
-        
+
         # Create an instance of the admin class
         admin_instance = VeryImportantPersonAdmin(model=VeryImportantPerson, admin_site=None)
 
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ class VeryImportantPersonAdminTestCase(TestCase):
 
         # Create a request object
         request = self.factory.post("/admin/yourapp/veryimportantperson/add/")
-        request.requestor = self.superuser
+        request.user = self.superuser
 
         # Call the save_model method
         admin_instance.save_model(request, vip_instance, None, None)