diff --git a/ocflib/account/validators.py b/ocflib/account/validators.py
index 5bc773b..b87922d 100644
--- a/ocflib/account/validators.py
+++ b/ocflib/account/validators.py
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
     'help',
     'hostmaster',
     'lending',
+    'merch',
     'operations',
     'projects',
     'security',