diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--task.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--task.yaml
index f0427c1c74..515e599bd2 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--task.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--task.yaml
@@ -3,18 +3,11 @@ description: Create a task for the team to work on
 title: "[Task]: "
 labels: [Task]
 body:
-- type: checkboxes
-  attributes:
-    label: Is there an existing issue for this?
-    description: Please search to see if an issue related to this already exists.
-    options:
-    - label: I have searched the existing issues
-      required: true
 - type: textarea
   attributes:
     label: SubTasks 
     placeholder: |
-      - Sub Task 1
-      - Sub Task 2
+      - [ ] Sub Task 1
+      - [ ] Sub Task 2
   validations:
-    required: false
\ No newline at end of file
+    required: true