diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 31ff649..dcee8c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "env2": "^2.1.1",
-    "pg": "^6.1.5",
     "handlebars": "^4.0.6",
     "hapi": "^16.1.1",
     "inert": "^4.2.0",
+    "joi": "^10.4.1",
+    "pg": "^6.1.5",
     "vision": "^4.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/router.js b/src/router.js
index 87bd623..b79df2d 100644
--- a/src/router.js
+++ b/src/router.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const dbQueries = require('./db_queries.js');
+const joi = require('joi');
 
 const staticFiles = {
   method: 'GET',
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const add = {
   }
 }
 
+// payload.dish, payload.description, payload.chef_name, payload.background_color
 const createPost = {
   method: 'post',
   path: '/create-post',
@@ -44,8 +46,18 @@ const createPost = {
       if(err) {
         return reply(err);
       }
-      reply('You added a new post');
+      reply.redirect('/');
     });
+  },
+  config: {
+    validate: {
+      payload: {
+        dish: joi.string().alphanum().required(),
+        description: joi.string().alphanum().required(),
+        chef_name: joi.string().alphanum().required(),
+        background_color: joi.string()
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/views/add.hbs b/views/add.hbs
index 4a7b34b..5c7d64d 100644
--- a/views/add.hbs
+++ b/views/add.hbs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<form method="post" action="/create-post">
+<form name="myForm" method="post" action="/create-post">
   <label for="dish">Dish: </label>
   <input type="text" name="dish" required/>