diff --git a/configschema.json b/configschema.json
index 8192850..06ff7bd 100644
--- a/configschema.json
+++ b/configschema.json
@@ -109,13 +109,18 @@
               "type": "string",
               "default": "en-US"
             }
-          }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "symbol",
+            "countryCode"
+          ]
         }
       },
       "required": [
         "shorts",
         "thisEvent",
-        "online"
+        "online",
+        "currency"
       ]
     },
     "omnibar": {
diff --git a/src/graphics/_misc/helpers.ts b/src/graphics/_misc/helpers.ts
index 23750c4..f5c3b61 100644
--- a/src/graphics/_misc/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/graphics/_misc/helpers.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ export function msToTimeStr(ms: number): string {
 /**
  * Simple formatter for displaying currency amounts.
  * @param amount Amount as a integer/float.
- * @param _symbol The currency symbol
- * (defaults to what's set in the config, or `$` if the config isn't set)
- * @param _countryCode The country code
- * (defaults to what's set in the config, or `en-US` if the config isn't set)
+ * @param _symbol The currency symbol (defaults to what's set in the config)
+ * @param _countryCode The country code (defaults to what's set in the config)
  */
 export function formatCurrency(
   amount: number,
@@ -47,8 +45,8 @@ export function formatCurrency(
   _countryCode?: string,
 ): string {
   const cfg = (config as DeepWritable<Configschema>).event.currency;
-  const symbol = _symbol || cfg?.symbol || '$';
-  const countryCode = _countryCode || cfg?.countryCode || 'en-US';
+  const symbol = _symbol || cfg.symbol;
+  const countryCode = _countryCode || cfg.countryCode;
 
   if (amount >= 100) {
     return `${symbol}${Math.floor(amount).toLocaleString(
diff --git a/src/graphics/omnibar/components/Total.vue b/src/graphics/omnibar/components/Total.vue
index e417c56..4e3521d 100644
--- a/src/graphics/omnibar/components/Total.vue
+++ b/src/graphics/omnibar/components/Total.vue
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ export default class extends Vue {
 
   get totalStr(): string {
     // "Reset" value every 10k, specific to ESA Legends 2023.
-    const symbol = nodecg.bundleConfig.event.currency?.symbol || '$';
-    const countryCode = nodecg.bundleConfig.event.currency?.countryCode || 'en-US';
+    const symbol = nodecg.bundleConfig.event.currency.symbol;
+    const countryCode = nodecg.bundleConfig.event.currency.countryCode;
 
     const esal23 = nodecg.bundleConfig.event.shorts === 'esal23';
 
diff --git a/src/types/schemas/configschema.d.ts b/src/types/schemas/configschema.d.ts
index 4d38d0b..5a29d35 100644
--- a/src/types/schemas/configschema.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/schemas/configschema.d.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ export interface Configschema {
     thisEvent: number;
     online: boolean | ("partial" | "full");
     fallbackTwitchTitle?: string;
-    currency?: {
-      symbol?: string;
-      countryCode?: string;
+    currency: {
+      symbol: string;
+      countryCode: string;
     };
   };
   omnibar: {