diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
index 58a1101b7..35f2268e0 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ from langflow.utils.logger import logger
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, UploadFile
 
-# from langflow.api.extract_info_from_class import (
-#     ClassCodeExtractor,
-#     is_valid_class_template
-# )
-
 from langflow.interface.tools.custom import CustomComponent
 
 from langflow.api.v1.schemas import (
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
index cd791de3b..e9e844785 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def add_new_custom_field(template, field_name: str, field_type: str):
         name=field_name,
         field_type=field_type,
         show=True,
+        required=True,
         advanced=False
     )
     template.get('template')[field_name] = new_field.to_dict()
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ def build_langchain_template_custom_component(extractor: CustomComponent):
         def_type = extra_field[1]
 
         if def_field != 'self':
-            # TODO: Validate type - if possible to render into frontend
+            # TODO: Validate type - if is possible to render into frontend
             if not def_type:
                 def_type = 'str'
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/utils/validate.py b/src/backend/langflow/utils/validate.py
index 3dcac8a66..ae8589a3c 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/utils/validate.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/utils/validate.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def create_class(code, class_name):
     exec_globals[class_name] = locals()[class_name]
 
     # Return a function that imports necessary modules and creates an instance of the target class
-    def build(*args, **kwargs):
+    def build_my_class(*args, **kwargs):
         for module_name, module in exec_globals.items():
             if isinstance(module, type(importlib)):
                 globals()[module_name] = module
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ def create_class(code, class_name):
         instance = exec_globals[class_name](*args, **kwargs)
         return instance
 
-    build.__globals__.update(exec_globals)
+    build_my_class.__globals__.update(exec_globals)
 
-    return build
+    return build_my_class
 
 
 def extract_function_name(code):