diff --git a/backend/data/base_model.py b/backend/data/base_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ebc20d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/data/base_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from sqlmodel import SQLModel
+from sqlmodel._compat import get_config_value, set_config_value
+
+
+class BaseSQLModel(SQLModel):
+    """
+    Base SQL Model class. It performs validation on the model unlike the default SQLModel class with table=True.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **data):
+        is_table = get_config_value(model=self, parameter="table", default=False)
+        set_config_value(
+            model=self, parameter="table", value=False
+        )  # Makes it validate the model
+        super().__init__(**data)
+        set_config_value(model=self, parameter="table", value=is_table)
diff --git a/backend/data/data_models.py b/backend/data/data_models.py
index 6a9eab4..f5dfe01 100644
--- a/backend/data/data_models.py
+++ b/backend/data/data_models.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 # NOTE: This file should not be modified
 from datetime import datetime
 from pydantic import model_validator
-from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
+from sqlmodel import Field
 
+from backend.data.base_model import BaseSQLModel
 from backend.data.enums import CommandStatus
 
 
-class MainCommand(SQLModel, table=True):
+class MainCommand(BaseSQLModel, table=True):
     """
     Main command model.
     This table represents all the possible commands that can be issued.
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ def validate_params_format(self):
         return self
 
 
-class Command(SQLModel, table=True):
+class Command(BaseSQLModel, table=True):
     """
     An instance of a MainCommand.
     This table holds the data related to actual commands sent from the ground station up to the OBC.
diff --git a/test/backend/test_data.py b/test/backend/test_data.py
index e69de29..2295bd1 100644
--- a/test/backend/test_data.py
+++ b/test/backend/test_data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import pytest
+from sqlmodel import Session
+from backend.data.data_models import MainCommand
+
+
+def test_main_command():
+    main_command = MainCommand(
+        name="Test",
+        params="param1,param2",
+        format="int,int",
+        data_size=2,
+        total_size=2,
+    )
+    assert main_command.name == "Test"
+    assert main_command.params == "param1,param2"
+    assert main_command.format == "int,int"
+    assert main_command.data_size == 2
+    assert main_command.total_size == 2
+
+
+def test_main_command_no_params_and_no_format():
+    main_command = MainCommand(
+        name="Test",
+        data_size=2,
+        total_size=2,
+    )
+    assert main_command.name == "Test"
+    assert main_command.params is None
+    assert main_command.format is None
+    assert main_command.data_size == 2
+    assert main_command.total_size == 2
+
+
+def test_main_command_no_format(db_engine):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError), Session(db_engine) as session:
+        session.add(
+            MainCommand(
+                name="Test",
+                params="param1,param2",
+                data_size=2,
+                total_size=2,
+            )
+        )
+        session.commit()
+
+
+def test_main_command_no_params(db_engine):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError), Session(db_engine) as session:
+        session.add(
+            MainCommand(
+                name="Test",
+                format="int,int",
+                data_size=2,
+                total_size=2,
+            )
+        )
+        session.commit()