diff --git a/src/controllers/userController.js b/src/controllers/userController.js
index 274bdb5..b3e0114 100644
--- a/src/controllers/userController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/userController.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const login = async (req, res, next) => {
 const create = async (req, res, next) => {
   const { displayName, email, password, image } = req.body;
   const response = await userService.create({ displayName, email, password, image });
+  if (response.error) return next(response.error);
   if (response.status === 409) {
     const err = new Error(response.message);
     err.status = response.status;
diff --git a/src/migrations/20230914143828-create-users.js b/src/migrations/20230914143828-create-users.js
index f5aa41e..15c1aa0 100644
--- a/src/migrations/20230914143828-create-users.js
+++ b/src/migrations/20230914143828-create-users.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = {
         type: Sequelize.STRING,
       },
       image: {
-        allowNull: false,
+        allowNull: true,
         type: Sequelize.STRING,
       },
     });
diff --git a/src/models/User.js b/src/models/User.js
index 2573d74..eec9de2 100644
--- a/src/models/User.js
+++ b/src/models/User.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
         type: DataTypes.STRING,
       },
       image: {
-        allowNull: false,
+        allowNull: true,
         type: DataTypes.STRING,
       },
   },
diff --git a/src/services/userService.js b/src/services/userService.js
index aae6c7d..e38eab9 100644
--- a/src/services/userService.js
+++ b/src/services/userService.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { User } = require('../models');
-const { loginValidation } = require('./validations');
+const { loginValidation, createUserValidation } = require('./validations');
 
 const { JWT_SECRET } = process.env;
 const jwtConfig = {
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ const login = async ({ email, password }) => {
 };
 
 const create = async ({ displayName, email, password, image }) => {
+  const error = createUserValidation({ displayName, email, password });
+  if (error) return { error };
   const userExists = await User.findOne({ where: { email } });
   if (userExists) {
     return {
diff --git a/src/services/validations/createUserValidation.js b/src/services/validations/createUserValidation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..763f96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/validations/createUserValidation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const { createUserSchema } = require('../../utils/schemas');
+
+const validateCreateUser = (body) => {
+  const { error } = createUserSchema.validate(body);
+  return error;
+}
+
+module.exports = validateCreateUser;
diff --git a/src/services/validations/index.js b/src/services/validations/index.js
index 9195bce..756219b 100644
--- a/src/services/validations/index.js
+++ b/src/services/validations/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const loginValidation = require('./loginValidation');
-
+const createUserValidation = require('./createUserValidation');
 
 module.exports = {
   loginValidation,
+  createUserValidation,
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/schemas.js b/src/utils/schemas.js
index 20cdfc4..e8cd7e4 100644
--- a/src/utils/schemas.js
+++ b/src/utils/schemas.js
@@ -12,6 +12,30 @@ const loginSchema = Joi.object({
   }),
 });
 
+const createUserSchema = Joi.object({
+  displayName: Joi.string().min(8).required()
+    .messages({
+      'string.empty': 'Some required fields are missing',
+      'any.min': 'displayName must be at least 8 characters long',
+      'any.required': 'Some required fields are missing',
+  }),
+  email: Joi.string().regex(/^[a-z0-9.]+@[a-z0-9]+\.[a-z]+(\.[a-z]+)?$/i).required()
+    .messages({
+      'string.empty': 'Some required fields are missing',
+      'string.pattern.base': '"email" must be a valid email',
+      'any.required': 'Some required fields are missing',
+  }),
+  password: Joi.string().min(6).required()
+    .messages({
+      'string.empty': 'Some required fields are missing',
+      'any.min': 'password must be at least 6 characters long',
+      'any.required': 'Some required fields are missing',
+  }),
+  image: Joi.string()
+
+});
+
 module.exports = {
   loginSchema,
+  createUserSchema,
 };