diff --git a/lib/routes/api/v2/projects/index.js b/lib/routes/api/v2/projects/index.js
index ca3e8d98..5a3ce0ea 100644
--- a/lib/routes/api/v2/projects/index.js
+++ b/lib/routes/api/v2/projects/index.js
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ var canCreateProject = function(req, res, next){
 
 };
 
+var validateProject = function(project) {
+  if (!project.title){
+    return { error: "title_required" };
+  }
+
+  if (!project.description){
+    return { error: "description_required" };
+  }
+}
+
 var createProject = function(req, res, next){
 
   if(req.body.link && req.body.link.indexOf('http') != 0) {
@@ -103,12 +113,9 @@ var createProject = function(req, res, next){
     , domain: req.body.domain
   });
 
-  if (!project.title){
-    return res.json(500, { error: "title_required" });
-  }
-
-  if (!project.description){
-    return res.json(500, { error: "description_required" });
+  var err = validateProject(project);
+  if (err) {
+    return res.json(500, err);
   }
 
   project.save(function(err, project){
@@ -180,12 +187,9 @@ var updateProject = function(req, res, next) {
 
   //add trim
 
-  if (!project.title){
-    return res.json(500, { error: "title_required" });
-  }
-
-  if (!project.description){
-    return res.json(500, { error: "description_required" });
+  var err = validateProject(project);
+  if (err) {
+    return res.json(500, err);
   }
 
   project.save(function(err, project){