diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/AddItem.tsx b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/AddItem.tsx
index 02135c9..bade3ef 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/AddItem.tsx
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/AddItem.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function AddItem() {
                           wrap="wrap">
 
                         <Title order={1}>Add Item</Title>
-                        <NumberInput withAsterisk size="md" key={newItemForm.key('barcode')} label="Barcode"
+                        <TextInput withAsterisk size="md" key={newItemForm.key('barcode')} label="Barcode"
                                      placeholder="Barcode" {...newItemForm.getInputProps('barcode')}/>
                         <TextInput withAsterisk key={newItemForm.key('brand')} size="md" label="Brand"
                                    placeholder="Brand" {...newItemForm.getInputProps('brand')}/>
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx
index 18e9f9e..d1af2d6 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function EditItem() {
     const editItemForm = useForm<EditableInventoryItem>({
         mode: 'uncontrolled',
         initialValues: {
-            barcode: 0,
+            barcode: "",
             name: "",
             brand: "",
             statusId: "",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function EditItem() {
 
                     <div>{isFetching ? 'Updating...' : ''}</div>
                     <Title order={1}>Edit Item</Title>
-                    <NumberInput  withAsterisk size="md" key={editItemForm.key('barcode')} label="Barcode"
+                    <TextInput  withAsterisk size="md" key={editItemForm.key('barcode')} label="Barcode"
                                  placeholder="Barcode" {...editItemForm.getInputProps('barcode')}/>
                     <TextInput withAsterisk key={editItemForm.key('brand')} size="md" label="Brand"
                                placeholder="Brand" {...editItemForm.getInputProps('brand')}/>