diff --git a/main/gradebook/lib/fe/evalform.class.php b/main/gradebook/lib/fe/evalform.class.php
index ae021e46a2..072df4b3fe 100755
--- a/main/gradebook/lib/fe/evalform.class.php
+++ b/main/gradebook/lib/fe/evalform.class.php
@@ -555,7 +555,16 @@ class EvalForm extends FormValidator
         $this->addRule('hid_category_id', get_lang('ThisFieldIsRequired'), 'required');
         $this->addElement('checkbox', 'visible', null, get_lang('Visible'));
         $this->addRule('max', get_lang('OnlyNumbers'), 'numeric');
-        $this->addRule('max', get_lang('NegativeValue'), 'compare', '>=');
+        $this->addRule(
+            'max',
+            get_lang('NegativeValue'),
+            'compare',
+            '>=',
+            'server',
+            false,
+            false,
+            0
+        );
         $setting = api_get_setting('tool_visible_by_default_at_creation');
         $visibility_default = 1;
         if (isset($setting['gradebook']) && $setting['gradebook'] == 'false') {
diff --git a/main/gradebook/lib/fe/linkaddeditform.class.php b/main/gradebook/lib/fe/linkaddeditform.class.php
index a256ca9e88..3503444bfd 100755
--- a/main/gradebook/lib/fe/linkaddeditform.class.php
+++ b/main/gradebook/lib/fe/linkaddeditform.class.php
@@ -152,7 +152,16 @@ class LinkAddEditForm extends FormValidator
             } else {
                 $this->addText('max', get_lang('QualificationNumeric'), true, array('size' => '4', 'maxlength' => '5'));
                 $this->addRule('max', get_lang('OnlyNumbers'), 'numeric');
-                $this->addRule('max', get_lang('NegativeValue'), 'compare', '>=');
+                $this->addRule(
+                    'max',
+                    get_lang('NegativeValue'),
+                    'compare',
+                    '>=',
+                    'server',
+                    false,
+                    false,
+                    0
+                );
             }
             if ($form_type == self::TYPE_EDIT) {
                 $defaults['max'] = $link->get_max();