diff --git a/beat/web/databases/serializers.py b/beat/web/databases/serializers.py
index 855ea3776bbd826f3da050fb443cfc1d3454279d..23edc5002a2e278e83f031a8aff0c5bb7eafca6d 100644
--- a/beat/web/databases/serializers.py
+++ b/beat/web/databases/serializers.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #                                                                             #
 ###############################################################################
 
+from django.conf import settings
+
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
 from ..common.serializers import VersionableSerializer
@@ -104,6 +106,12 @@ class DatabaseCreationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         ]
         beat_core_class = beat.core.database.Database
 
+    def validate_declaration(self, declaration):
+        obj = self.Meta.beat_core_class(prefix=settings.PREFIX, data=declaration)
+        if not obj.valid:
+            raise serializers.ValidationError(obj.errors)
+        return declaration
+
     def validate(self, data):
         user = self.context.get("user")
         name = self.Meta.model.sanitize_name(data["name"])