diff --git a/api/src/api/v1/org_unit.py b/api/src/api/v1/org_unit.py
index 725bcd9..661a5bc 100644
--- a/api/src/api/v1/org_unit.py
+++ b/api/src/api/v1/org_unit.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from src.core.errors import AccessDeniedException
 from src.api.v1.deps import get_current_active_user, require_admin
 from src.db.models.app_user import AppUser
 from src.db.session import get_db
-from src.domain.schemas import BaseListResponse, BaseSingleResponse, OrgUnitBaseSchema, OrgUnitListSchema, OrgUnitSchema, OrgUnitUpdateSchema, ResponseBase
+from src.domain.schemas import BaseListResponse, BaseSingleResponse, OrgUnitCreateSchema, OrgUnitListSchema, OrgUnitSchema, OrgUnitUpdateSchema, ResponseBase
 from src.services.org_unit_service import OrgUnitService
 
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async def org_unit_id(
 
 @router.post("/")
 async def create_ssp(
-    org_data: OrgUnitBaseSchema,
+    org_data: OrgUnitCreateSchema,
     db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
     current_user: AppUser = Depends(require_admin),
 ) -> BaseSingleResponse[OrgUnitSchema]:
diff --git a/api/src/domain/schemas.py b/api/src/domain/schemas.py
index 261cba8..060597c 100644
--- a/api/src/domain/schemas.py
+++ b/api/src/domain/schemas.py
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ class OrgUnitBaseSchema(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
 
 
+class OrgUnitCreateSchema(OrgUnitBaseSchema):
+    title: str = Field(..., min_length=1)
+
+
 class OrgUnitUpdateSchema(OrgUnitBaseSchema):
     title: Optional[str] = None
     is_ssp: Optional[bool] = None