diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 36cd2b9..f46fc05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        php: [ '7.2', '7.3', '7.4' ]
-        mysql: [ '5.7', '8.0' ]
+        php: [ '7.4' ]
+        mysql: [ '8.0' ]
 
     env:
         NC3_BUILD_DIR: "/opt/nc3"
diff --git a/Model/Behavior/QuestionnaireAnswerTextBehavior.php b/Model/Behavior/QuestionnaireAnswerTextBehavior.php
index 996013f..d7d57ab 100644
--- a/Model/Behavior/QuestionnaireAnswerTextBehavior.php
+++ b/Model/Behavior/QuestionnaireAnswerTextBehavior.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public function answerMaxLength($model, $data, $question, $max) {
  * @param array $question 回答データに対応する質問
  * @param array $allAnswers 入力された回答すべて
  * @return bool
+ * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.CyclomaticComplexity)
  */
 	public function answerTextValidation($model, $data, $question, $allAnswers) {
 		if (! in_array($question['question_type'], $this->_textValidateType)) {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public function answerTextValidation($model, $data, $question, $allAnswers) {
 		$ret = true;
 		// 数値型回答を望まれている場合
 		if ($question['question_type_option'] == QuestionnairesComponent::TYPE_OPTION_NUMERIC) {
-			if (!Validation::numeric($data['answer_value'])) {
+			if (mb_strlen($data['answer_value']) !== 0 && !Validation::numeric($data['answer_value'])) {
 				$ret = false;
 				$model->validationErrors['answer_value'][] = __d('questionnaires', 'Number required');
 			}
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public function answerTextValidation($model, $data, $question, $allAnswers) {
 					$data['answer_value'],
 					intval($question['min']),
 					intval($question['max']));
-				if (!$rangeRes) {
+				if (mb_strlen($data['answer_value']) !== 0 && !$rangeRes) {
 					$ret = false;
 					$model->validationErrors['answer_value'][] = __d('questionnaires',
 						'Please enter the answer between %s and %s.',