diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java
index 9d15f26f8..ef4115d1b 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public class ProfileController {
   @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   @Path("/identity_check/batch")
-  public CompletableFuture<BatchIdentityCheckResponse> runBatchIdentityCheck(BatchIdentityCheckRequest request) {
+  public CompletableFuture<BatchIdentityCheckResponse> runBatchIdentityCheck(@NotNull @Valid BatchIdentityCheckRequest request) {
     return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> {
       List<BatchIdentityCheckResponse.Element> responseElements = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
       BatchIdentityCheckResponse response = new BatchIdentityCheckResponse(responseElements);