diff --git a/app/models/choice.rb b/app/models/choice.rb
index cbf4eb8..bbb40bd 100644
--- a/app/models/choice.rb
+++ b/app/models/choice.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class Choice < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   validates_presence_of :creator, :on => :create, :message => "can't be blank"
   validates_presence_of :question, :on => :create, :message => "can't be blank"
+  validates_presence_of :data
   #validates_length_of :item, :maximum => 140
   
   has_many :votes
diff --git a/spec/models/choice_spec.rb b/spec/models/choice_spec.rb
index acd302d..41d9da9 100644
--- a/spec/models/choice_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/choice_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe Choice do
   it {should have_many :prompts_on_the_right}
   it {should validate_presence_of :question}
   it {should validate_presence_of :creator}
+  it {should validate_presence_of :data}
   
   before(:each) do
     @aoi_clone = Factory.create(:email_confirmed_user)
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