diff --git a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbGlobalSecondaryIndex.java b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbGlobalSecondaryIndex.java
index dadf0670d..2a8362683 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbGlobalSecondaryIndex.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbGlobalSecondaryIndex.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import gyro.aws.Copyable;
 import gyro.core.resource.Diffable;
 import gyro.core.resource.Updatable;
+import gyro.core.validation.Min;
 import gyro.core.validation.Required;
 import gyro.core.validation.ValidStrings;
 import gyro.core.validation.ValidationError;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ public void setRangeKey(String rangeKey) {
      * The maximum number of writes per second for this table before an exception is thrown. Required if ``billing-mode`` is set to ``PROVISIONED``.
      */
     @Updatable
+    @Min(1)
     public Long getWriteCapacity() {
         return writeCapacity;
     }
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ public void setWriteCapacity(Long writeCapacity) {
      * The maximum number of reads per second for this table before an exception is thrown. Required if ``billing-mode`` is set to ``PROVISIONED``.
      */
     @Updatable
+    @Min(1)
     public Long getReadCapacity() {
         return readCapacity;
     }
@@ -234,8 +237,7 @@ public List<ValidationError> validate(Set<String> configuredFields) {
                 "'read-capacity' and 'write-capacity' must both be provided when the table 'billing-mode' is set to 'PROVISIONED'!"));
         }
 
-        if ("PAY_PER_REQUEST".equals(parentTable.getBillingMode()) && (getReadCapacity() != null
-            || getWriteCapacity() != null)) {
+        if ("PAY_PER_REQUEST".equals(parentTable.getBillingMode()) && ((getReadCapacity() != null && getReadCapacity() > 0) || (getWriteCapacity() != null && getWriteCapacity() > 0))) {
             errors.add(new ValidationError(
                 this,
                 null,
diff --git a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbTableResource.java b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbTableResource.java
index 68633b7be..d1d8d8e4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbTableResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbTableResource.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import gyro.core.resource.Resource;
 import gyro.core.resource.Updatable;
 import gyro.core.scope.State;
+import gyro.core.validation.Min;
 import gyro.core.validation.Regex;
 import gyro.core.validation.Required;
 import gyro.core.validation.ValidStrings;
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ public void setLocalSecondaryIndex(Set<DynamoDbLocalSecondaryIndex> localSeconda
      * The maximum number of writes per second for this table before an exception is thrown. Required if ``billing-mode`` is set to ``PROVISIONED``.
      */
     @Updatable
+    @Min(1)
     public Long getWriteCapacity() {
         return writeCapacity;
     }
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ public void setWriteCapacity(Long writeCapacity) {
      * The maximum number of reads per second for this table before an exception is thrown. Required if ``billing-mode`` is set to ``PROVISIONED``.
      */
     @Updatable
+    @Min(1)
     public Long getReadCapacity() {
         return readCapacity;
     }
@@ -598,7 +601,7 @@ public List<ValidationError> validate(Set<String> configuredFields) {
                 "'read-capacity' and 'write-capacity' must both be provided when 'billing-mode' is set to 'PROVISIONED'!"));
         }
 
-        if ("PAY_PER_REQUEST".equals(getBillingMode()) && (getReadCapacity() != null || getWriteCapacity() != null)) {
+        if ("PAY_PER_REQUEST".equals(getBillingMode()) && ((getReadCapacity() != null && getReadCapacity() > 0) || (getWriteCapacity() != null && getWriteCapacity() > 0))) {
             errors.add(new ValidationError(
                 this,
                 null,