diff --git a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/constants.ts b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/constants.ts
index 0dc44da5..bb0f45ed 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/constants.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/constants.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const emptyOption = {
 export enum FieldError {
   NON_NEGATIVE_NUMBER = 'Please fill in a non-negative number in this field.',
   NUMBER = 'Please fill in a number in this field.',
+  POSITIVE_NUMBER = 'Please fill in a positive number in this field.',
   REQUIRED = 'Please fill in this field.',
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/offersSubmission/submissionForm/BackgroundForm.tsx b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/offersSubmission/submissionForm/BackgroundForm.tsx
index df34d81d..2b9f3a4c 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/offersSubmission/submissionForm/BackgroundForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/offersSubmission/submissionForm/BackgroundForm.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { FieldError } from '~/components/offers/constants';
 import type { BackgroundPostData } from '~/components/offers/types';
 
 import { CURRENCY_OPTIONS } from '~/utils/offers/currency/CurrencyEnum';
+import { validatePositiveNumber } from '~/utils/offers/form';
 
 import { EducationFieldOptions } from '../../EducationFields';
 import { EducationLevelOptions } from '../../EducationLevels';
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ function YoeSection() {
               label="Specific YOE 1"
               type="number"
               {...register(`background.specificYoes.0.yoe`, {
-                min: { message: FieldError.NON_NEGATIVE_NUMBER, value: 0 },
+                validate: validatePositiveNumber,
                 valueAsNumber: true,
               })}
             />
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ function YoeSection() {
               label="Specific YOE 2"
               type="number"
               {...register(`background.specificYoes.1.yoe`, {
-                min: { message: FieldError.NON_NEGATIVE_NUMBER, value: 0 },
+                validate: validatePositiveNumber,
                 valueAsNumber: true,
               })}
             />
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ function FullTimeJobFields({ defaultCurrency }: FullTimeJobFieldsProps) {
             type="number"
             {...register(`background.experiences.0.durationInMonths`, {
               min: { message: FieldError.NON_NEGATIVE_NUMBER, value: 0 },
+              validate: validatePositiveNumber,
               valueAsNumber: true,
             })}
           />
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/utils/offers/form.tsx b/apps/portal/src/utils/offers/form.tsx
index ac03e281..1a4b3590 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/utils/offers/form.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/utils/offers/form.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
+import { FieldError } from '~/components/offers/constants';
+
 /**
  * Removes empty objects, empty strings, `null`, `undefined`, and `NaN` values from an object.
  * Does not remove empty arrays.
@@ -85,3 +87,13 @@ export function removeInvalidMoneyData(object: any) {
   });
   return object;
 }
+
+export function validatePositiveNumber(v?: number | null) {
+  return (
+    v === null ||
+    v === undefined ||
+    v !== v ||
+    v > 0 ||
+    FieldError.POSITIVE_NUMBER
+  );
+}