diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/RequiredFieldsValidator.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/RequiredFieldsValidator.cs
index bc746bf7..8ff6a3c8 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/RequiredFieldsValidator.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/RequiredFieldsValidator.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         internal static void Validate(BizObject biz, FormCustom formCustom, object proposedObject)
         {
             //No form custom = no template to check against so nothing to do
-            if (formCustom == null)
+            if (formCustom == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(formCustom.Template))
                 return;
 
             //var OuterJson=JObject.Parse(formCustom.Template);