diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/sunbird/actor/user/UserOwnershipTransferActor.java b/service/src/main/java/org/sunbird/actor/user/UserOwnershipTransferActor.java
index 93facffd2..686abebda 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/sunbird/actor/user/UserOwnershipTransferActor.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/sunbird/actor/user/UserOwnershipTransferActor.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public void onReceive(Request request) throws Throwable {
     }
 
     private void handleOwnershipTransfer(Request request) {
+        validateOrganizationId(request.getRequest());
         validateUserDetails(request.getRequest(), request.getRequestContext());
         String userId = (String) ((Map<String, Object>) request.getRequest().get(JsonKey.ACTION_BY))
                 .get(JsonKey.USER_ID);
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@ private void handleOwnershipTransfer(Request request) {
         sender().tell(response, self());
     }
 
+    private void validateOrganizationId(Map<String, Object> requestData) {
+        if (!requestData.containsKey(JsonKey.ORGANISATION_ID) ||
+                StringUtils.isBlank((String) requestData.get(JsonKey.ORGANISATION_ID))) {
+            throwInvalidRequestDataException("Organization ID is mandatory in the request.");
+        }
+    }
+
     private void validateUserDetails(Map<String, Object> data, RequestContext requestContext) {
         validateAndProceed(data, JsonKey.ACTION_BY, requestContext);
         validateAndProceed(data, JsonKey.FROM_USER, requestContext);