diff --git a/lib/routes/api/accounts.js b/lib/routes/api/accounts.js
index 2325dd2..41c44b6 100644
--- a/lib/routes/api/accounts.js
+++ b/lib/routes/api/accounts.js
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ function validateUpdateCall(opts) {
     throw new DbErrorBadRequest('invalid conf_mute_status');
   }
   if (opts.sip_request &&
-    (!opts.sip_request.method && !opts.sip_request.content_type ||  !opts.sip_request.content_type)) {
-    throw new DbErrorBadRequest('sip_request requires content_type and content properties');
+    (!opts.sip_request.method || !opts.sip_request.content_type ||  !opts.sip_request.content)) {
+    throw new DbErrorBadRequest('sip_request requires method, content_type and content properties');
   }
   if (opts.record && !opts.record.action) {
     throw new DbErrorBadRequest('record requires action property');