diff --git a/src/budy/models/account.py b/src/budy/models/account.py
index 74329ea3..5bd8ce8a 100644
--- a/src/budy/models/account.py
+++ b/src/budy/models/account.py
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ class BudyAccount(appier_extras.admin.Account):
 
     name = appier.field()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def validate(cls):
+        return super(BudyAccount, cls).validate() + [
+            appier.not_null("name"),
+            appier.not_empty("name")
+        ]
+
     def post_create(self):
         appier_extras.admin.Account.post_create(self)
         self.ensure_bag_s()
diff --git a/src/budy/test/account.py b/src/budy/test/account.py
index f4502c5b..ca312f8e 100644
--- a/src/budy/test/account.py
+++ b/src/budy/test/account.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def tearDown(self):
 
     def test_basic(self):
         account = budy.BudyAccount.new(
+            name = "name",
             username = "username",
             email = "email@email.com",
             password = "password",
@@ -64,9 +65,30 @@ def test_basic(self):
         account.save()
 
         self.assertEqual(account.username, "username")
-        self.assertNotEqual(account.get_bag(), None)
+        self.assertEqual(account.get_bag().__class__, budy.Bag)
+        self.assertEqual(account.get_bag().total, 0.0)
 
         account.reload()
 
         self.assertEqual(account.username, "username")
-        self.assertNotEqual(account.get_bag(), None)
+        self.assertEqual(account.get_bag().__class__, budy.Bag)
+        self.assertEqual(account.get_bag().total, 0.0)
+
+        account = budy.BudyAccount.new(
+            username = "username",
+            email = "email@email.com",
+            password = "password",
+            password_confirm = "password",
+            form = False
+        )
+        self.assertRaises(appier.ValidationError, account.save)
+
+        account = budy.BudyAccount.new(
+            name = "name",
+            username = "username",
+            email = "email@email.com",
+            password = "password",
+            password_confirm = "password_error",
+            form = False
+        )
+        self.assertRaises(appier.ValidationError, account.save)