diff --git a/application/models/Admins_model.php b/application/models/Admins_model.php
index 364d7646..a081f292 100644
--- a/application/models/Admins_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Admins_model.php
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ class Admins_model extends EA_Model {
             }
         }
 
+        if ( ! isset($admin['id']) && ! isset($admin['settings']['password']))
+        {
+            throw new Exception('The user password cannot be empty for new users.');
+        }
+
         // Validate calendar view mode.
         if (isset($admin['settings']['calendar_view']) && ($admin['settings']['calendar_view'] !== CALENDAR_VIEW_DEFAULT
                 && $admin['settings']['calendar_view'] !== CALENDAR_VIEW_TABLE))
diff --git a/application/models/Providers_model.php b/application/models/Providers_model.php
index 5a7f7145..98df3a34 100755
--- a/application/models/Providers_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Providers_model.php
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class Providers_model extends EA_Model {
      */
     public function validate($provider)
     {
-
         // If a provider id is present, check whether the record exist in the database.
         if (isset($provider['id']))
         {
@@ -147,6 +146,11 @@ class Providers_model extends EA_Model {
             }
         }
 
+        if ( ! isset($provider['id']) && ! isset($provider['settings']['password']))
+        {
+            throw new Exception('The user password cannot be empty for new users.');
+        }
+
         // Validate calendar view mode.
         if (isset($provider['settings']['calendar_view']) && ($provider['settings']['calendar_view'] !== CALENDAR_VIEW_DEFAULT
                 && $provider['settings']['calendar_view'] !== CALENDAR_VIEW_TABLE))
diff --git a/application/models/Secretaries_model.php b/application/models/Secretaries_model.php
index 9f28a44f..0a8bd153 100644
--- a/application/models/Secretaries_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Secretaries_model.php
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ class Secretaries_model extends EA_Model {
             }
         }
 
+        if ( ! isset($secretary['id']) && ! isset($secretary['settings']['password']))
+        {
+            throw new Exception('The user password cannot be empty for new users.');
+        }
+
         // Validate calendar view mode.
         if (isset($secretary['settings']['calendar_view']) && ($secretary['settings']['calendar_view'] !== CALENDAR_VIEW_DEFAULT
                 && $secretary['settings']['calendar_view'] !== CALENDAR_VIEW_TABLE))