diff --git a/amp/WEB-INF/src/org/digijava/kernel/ampapi/endpoints/reports/ReportsUtil.java b/amp/WEB-INF/src/org/digijava/kernel/ampapi/endpoints/reports/ReportsUtil.java
index 65abc241d04..c95bc1685d8 100644
--- a/amp/WEB-INF/src/org/digijava/kernel/ampapi/endpoints/reports/ReportsUtil.java
+++ b/amp/WEB-INF/src/org/digijava/kernel/ampapi/endpoints/reports/ReportsUtil.java
@@ -634,9 +634,10 @@ public static final JsonBean validateReportConfig(JsonBean formParams,
                 ColumnsVisibility.getConfigurableColumns(), isCustom);
         if (err != null) errors.add(err);
         
-        // validate the measures
+        // validate the measures they are not mandatory anymore since we have
+        // measureless reports
         err = validateList("measures", (List<String>) formParams.get(EPConstants.ADD_MEASURES),
-                MeasuresVisibility.getConfigurableMeasures(), isCustom);
+                MeasuresVisibility.getConfigurableMeasures(), false);
         if (err != null) errors.add(err);
         
         // validate the hierarchies