diff --git a/app/models/community.rb b/app/models/community.rb
index e36ddf0..82bbd3b 100644
--- a/app/models/community.rb
+++ b/app/models/community.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Community < Organization
     super + FIELDS
   end
 
-  validate :presence_of_required_fieds
+  validate :presence_of_required_fieds, :unless => :is_template
 
   def presence_of_required_fieds
     self.required_fields.each do |field|
diff --git a/app/models/enterprise.rb b/app/models/enterprise.rb
index 7abfec7..8b28ffe 100644
--- a/app/models/enterprise.rb
+++ b/app/models/enterprise.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Enterprise < Organization
     super + FIELDS
   end
 
-  validate :presence_of_required_fieds
+  validate :presence_of_required_fieds, :unless => :is_template
 
   def presence_of_required_fieds
     self.required_fields.each do |field|
diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index d0d0521..df39448 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class Person < Profile
     FIELDS
   end
 
-  validate :presence_of_required_fields
+  validate :presence_of_required_fields, :unless => :is_template
 
   def presence_of_required_fields
     self.required_fields.each do |field|
diff --git a/test/unit/community_test.rb b/test/unit/community_test.rb
index ac68fbe..6bbd078 100644
--- a/test/unit/community_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/community_test.rb
@@ -126,6 +126,18 @@ class CommunityTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert ! community.errors[:contact_phone.to_s].present?
   end
 
+  should 'not require fields if community is a template' do
+    e = Environment.default
+    e.expects(:required_community_fields).returns(['contact_phone']).at_least_once
+    community = build(Community, :name => 'My community', :environment => e)
+    assert ! community.valid?
+    assert community.errors[:contact_phone.to_s].present?
+
+    community.is_template = true
+    community.valid?
+    assert ! community.errors[:contact_phone.to_s].present?
+  end
+
   should 'return newest text articles as news' do
     c = fast_create(Community, :name => 'test_com')
     f = fast_create(Folder, :name => 'folder', :profile_id => c.id)
diff --git a/test/unit/enterprise_test.rb b/test/unit/enterprise_test.rb
index e8ddea4..d258b8c 100644
--- a/test/unit/enterprise_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/enterprise_test.rb
@@ -310,6 +310,18 @@ class EnterpriseTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert ! enterprise.errors[:contact_phone.to_s].present?
   end
 
+  should 'not require fields if enterprise is a template' do
+    e = Environment.default
+    e.expects(:required_enterprise_fields).returns(['contact_phone']).at_least_once
+    enterprise = build(Enterprise, :environment => e)
+    assert ! enterprise.valid?
+    assert enterprise.errors[:contact_phone.to_s].present?
+
+    enterprise.is_template = true
+    enterprise.valid?
+    assert ! enterprise.errors[:contact_phone.to_s].present?
+  end
+
   should 'enable contact' do
     enterprise = build(Enterprise, :enable_contact_us => false)
     assert !enterprise.enable_contact?
diff --git a/test/unit/person_test.rb b/test/unit/person_test.rb
index 4100798..b93f9db 100644
--- a/test/unit/person_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/person_test.rb
@@ -513,6 +513,18 @@ class PersonTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert ! person.errors[:custom_formation.to_s].present?
   end
 
+  should 'not require fields if person is a template' do
+    e = Environment.default
+    e.expects(:required_person_fields).returns(['cell_phone']).at_least_once
+    person = build(Person, :environment => e)
+    assert ! person.valid?
+    assert person.errors[:cell_phone.to_s].present?
+
+    person.is_template = true
+    person.valid?
+    assert ! person.errors[:cell_phone.to_s].present?
+  end
+
   should 'identify when person is a friend' do
     p1 = create_user('testuser1').person
     p2 = create_user('testuser2').person
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