diff --git a/tacker/api/v1/attributes.py b/tacker/api/v1/attributes.py
index 08fe1226c..ba9f77835 100644
--- a/tacker/api/v1/attributes.py
+++ b/tacker/api/v1/attributes.py
@@ -449,6 +449,16 @@ def _validate_dict_or_nodata(data, key_specs=None):
         return _validate_dict(data, key_specs)
 
 
+def _validate_dict_not_empty(data, key_specs=None):
+    if not isinstance(data, dict) or len(data) == 0:
+        msg = _("'%s' is not a valid dictionary or it is an"
+                " empty dictionary") % data
+        LOG.debug(msg)
+        return msg
+    else:
+        return _validate_dict(data, key_specs)
+
+
 def _validate_non_negative(data, valid_values=None):
     try:
         data = int(data)
@@ -553,6 +563,7 @@ validators = {'type:dict': _validate_dict,
               'type:dict_or_none': _validate_dict_or_none,
               'type:dict_or_empty': _validate_dict_or_empty,
               'type:dict_or_nodata': _validate_dict_or_nodata,
+              'type:dict_not_empty': _validate_dict_not_empty,
               'type:fixed_ips': _validate_fixed_ips,
               'type:hostroutes': _validate_hostroutes,
               'type:ip_address': _validate_ip_address,
diff --git a/tacker/extensions/nfvo.py b/tacker/extensions/nfvo.py
index cc91aef58..8636dd945 100644
--- a/tacker/extensions/nfvo.py
+++ b/tacker/extensions/nfvo.py
@@ -312,13 +312,13 @@ RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_MAP = {
         'auth_cred': {
             'allow_post': True,
             'allow_put': True,
-            'validate': {'type:dict_or_nodata': None},
+            'validate': {'type:dict_not_empty': None},
             'is_visible': True,
         },
         'vim_project': {
             'allow_post': True,
             'allow_put': True,
-            'validate': {'type:dict_or_nodata': None},
+            'validate': {'type:dict_not_empty': None},
             'is_visible': True,
         },
         'name': {
diff --git a/tacker/tests/unit/api/v1/test_vim.py b/tacker/tests/unit/api/v1/test_vim.py
index 09627d0a3..97f598331 100644
--- a/tacker/tests/unit/api/v1/test_vim.py
+++ b/tacker/tests/unit/api/v1/test_vim.py
@@ -137,3 +137,33 @@ class VIMCreateTestCase(base.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(exc.HTTPBadRequest,
                           self.controller.create,
                           request, vim_dict)
+
+    @ddt.data('', 'testing', {})
+    def test_create_vim_with_invalid_auth_cred(self, value):
+        vim_dict = get_vim_config()
+        vim_dict['vim']['auth_cred'] = value
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank("/vims.json", method='POST',
+                headers={'Content-Type': "application/json"})
+        request.environ['tacker.context'] = self.fake_admin_context()
+        msg = ("Invalid input for auth_cred. Reason: '%s' is "
+               "not a valid dictionary or it is an empty"
+               " dictionary.") % vim_dict['vim']['auth_cred']
+        exp = self.assertRaises(exc.HTTPBadRequest,
+                                self.controller.create,
+                                request, vim_dict)
+        self.assertEqual(msg, six.text_type(exp))
+
+    @ddt.data('', 'testing', {})
+    def test_create_vim_invalid_vim_project(self, value):
+        vim_dict = get_vim_config()
+        vim_dict['vim']['vim_project'] = value
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank("/vims.json", method='POST',
+                headers={'Content-Type': "application/json"})
+        request.environ['tacker.context'] = self.fake_admin_context()
+        msg = ("Invalid input for vim_project. Reason: '%s' is"
+               " not a valid dictionary or it is an empty"
+               " dictionary.") % vim_dict['vim']['vim_project']
+        exp = self.assertRaises(exc.HTTPBadRequest,
+                                self.controller.create,
+                                request, vim_dict)
+        self.assertEqual(msg, six.text_type(exp))
diff --git a/tacker/tests/unit/test_attributes.py b/tacker/tests/unit/test_attributes.py
index e233aa925..5f8f569d0 100644
--- a/tacker/tests/unit/test_attributes.py
+++ b/tacker/tests/unit/test_attributes.py
@@ -680,6 +680,15 @@ class TestAttributes(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(msg, 'Validation of a valid dictionary failed.')
         self.assertIsNone(msg, 'Validation of a valid dictionary failed.')
 
+    def test_validate_dict_or_not_empty(self):
+        dictionary, constraints = self._construct_dict_and_constraints()
+        msg = attributes._validate_dict_not_empty({}, constraints)
+        self.assertEqual(msg, u"'{}' is not a valid dictionary or it is"
+                              u" an empty dictionary")
+        msg = attributes._validate_dict_not_empty("", constraints)
+        self.assertEqual(msg, u"'' is not a valid dictionary or it is an"
+                              u" empty dictionary")
+
     def test_validate_non_negative(self):
         for value in (-1, '-2'):
             self.assertEqual("'%s' should be non-negative" % value,