diff --git a/app/models/perm.rb b/app/models/perm.rb
index 7d17efb..114c0f0 100644
--- a/app/models/perm.rb
+++ b/app/models/perm.rb
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
   # Possibly needed for active_admin
   #   -relies on protected_attributes gem as syntax depricated in rails 4.2
   attr_accessible :name, :as => [:default, :admin]
+  
+  validates :name, presence: true, uniqueness: true
 end