diff --git a/mod/node-api/handlers/beacon/historical.go b/mod/node-api/handlers/beacon/historical.go
index 02fbe002e5..df60ce3570 100644
--- a/mod/node-api/handlers/beacon/historical.go
+++ b/mod/node-api/handlers/beacon/historical.go
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ func convertToFork[T any](forkGeneric T) (*consensustypes.Fork, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(errors.New(
 			"type assertion failed",
 		), "unexpected fork type: %T", forkGeneric)
-
 	}
 	return fork, nil
 }
diff --git a/mod/node-api/handlers/beacon/types/request.go b/mod/node-api/handlers/beacon/types/request.go
index 4a5a503400..fe60f7b48d 100644
--- a/mod/node-api/handlers/beacon/types/request.go
+++ b/mod/node-api/handlers/beacon/types/request.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type GetStateValidatorsRequest struct {
 type PostStateValidatorsRequest struct {
 	types.StateIDRequest
 	IDs      []string `json:"ids"      validate:"dive,validator_id"`
-	Statuses []string `json:"statuses" validate:"omitempty,dive,validator_status"`
+	Statuses []string `json:"statuses" validate:"dive,validator_status"`
 }
 
 type GetStateValidatorRequest struct {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type GetValidatorBalancesRequest struct {
 
 type PostValidatorBalancesRequest struct {
 	types.StateIDRequest
-	IDs []string `json:"-"`
+	IDs []string `json:"-" validate:"dive,validator_id"`
 }
 
 type GetStateCommitteesRequest struct {