diff --git a/app/models/bulk_update_request.rb b/app/models/bulk_update_request.rb
index 528335625..682b63025 100644
--- a/app/models/bulk_update_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/bulk_update_request.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class BulkUpdateRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_presence_of :user
   validates_presence_of :script
   validates_presence_of :title
+  validates_presence_of :forum_topic, :message => "is invalid"
   validates_inclusion_of :status, :in => %w(pending approved rejected)
   validate :script_formatted_correctly
   attr_accessible :user_id, :forum_topic_id, :script, :title, :reason
diff --git a/app/models/forum_post.rb b/app/models/forum_post.rb
index 2ce4917c2..4e1a6a34e 100644
--- a/app/models/forum_post.rb
+++ b/app/models/forum_post.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ForumPost < ActiveRecord::Base
   after_create :update_topic_updated_at_on_create
   after_update :update_topic_updated_at_on_update_for_original_posts
   after_destroy :update_topic_updated_at_on_destroy
-  validates_presence_of :body, :creator_id
+  validates_presence_of :body, :creator_id, :topic
   validate :validate_topic_is_unlocked
   before_destroy :validate_topic_is_unlocked
   after_save :delete_topic_if_original_post