diff --git a/internal/service/lookup.go b/internal/service/lookup.go
index 176ad69..dba3fdd 100644
--- a/internal/service/lookup.go
+++ b/internal/service/lookup.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ func NewLookupService(subjectsUseCase *biz.GetSubjectsUsecase) *LookupService {
 }
 
 func (s *LookupService) LookupSubjects(req *pb.LookupSubjectsRequest, conn pb.KesselLookupService_LookupSubjectsServer) error {
-	ctx := conn.Context()
-
 	if err := req.ValidateAll(); err != nil {
 		return errors.BadRequest("Invalid request", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -30,6 +28,8 @@ func (s *LookupService) LookupSubjects(req *pb.LookupSubjectsRequest, conn pb.Ke
 		return errors.BadRequest("Invalid request", err.Error())
 	}
 
+	ctx := conn.Context()
+
 	subs, errs, err := s.subjectsUsecase.Get(ctx, req)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/service/relationships.go b/internal/service/relationships.go
index 49d7963..6bec9b7 100644
--- a/internal/service/relationships.go
+++ b/internal/service/relationships.go
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ func (s *RelationshipsService) CreateTuples(ctx context.Context, req *pb.CreateT
 }
 
 func (s *RelationshipsService) ReadTuples(req *pb.ReadTuplesRequest, conn pb.KesselTupleService_ReadTuplesServer) error {
+	if err := req.ValidateAll(); err != nil {
+		s.log.Infof("Request failed to pass validation: %v", req)
+		return errors.BadRequest("Invalid request", err.Error())
+	}
+
 	ctx := conn.Context()
 
 	relationships, errs, err := s.readUsecase.ReadRelationships(ctx, req)
@@ -75,6 +80,11 @@ func (s *RelationshipsService) ReadTuples(req *pb.ReadTuplesRequest, conn pb.Kes
 func (s *RelationshipsService) DeleteTuples(ctx context.Context, req *pb.DeleteTuplesRequest) (*pb.DeleteTuplesResponse, error) {
 	s.log.Infof("Delete relationships request: %v", req)
 
+	if err := req.ValidateAll(); err != nil {
+		s.log.Infof("Request failed to pass validation: %v", req)
+		return nil, errors.BadRequest("Invalid request", err.Error())
+	}
+
 	err := s.deleteUsecase.DeleteRelationships(ctx, req.Filter)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err