diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Invoice/BulkInvoiceRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Invoice/BulkInvoiceRequest.php
index 577518d8ab..5f726e7835 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Invoice/BulkInvoiceRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Invoice/BulkInvoiceRequest.php
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ class BulkInvoiceRequest extends Request
             throw new DuplicatePaymentException('Action still processing, please wait. ', 429);
         }
 
-        $delay = $this->input('action', 'delete') == 'delete' ? (min(count($this->input('ids', 2)), 3)) : 1;
-        \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache::put(($this->ip()."|".$this->input('action', 0)."|".$user->company()->company_key), true, $delay);
-
+        if($this->input('ids', false)){
+            $delay = $this->input('action', 'delete') == 'delete' ? (min(count($this->input('ids', 2)), 3)) : 1;
+            \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache::put(($this->ip()."|".$this->input('action', 0)."|".$user->company()->company_key), true, $delay);
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/InvoiceTest.php b/tests/Unit/InvoiceTest.php
index 18ffa74d4a..7d3d8710ad 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/InvoiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/InvoiceTest.php
@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ class InvoiceTest extends TestCase
     }
 
 
+    public function testBulkInvoiceValidationRequestFailsWithMissingIds()
+    {
+        $data = [
+            'action' => 'archive',
+        ];
+
+
+        $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->postJson('/api/v1/invoices/bulk', $data);
+
+        $response->assertStatus(422);
+        $response->assertJsonValidationErrors('ids');
+
+    }
     public function testInvoiceItemRoundingWithDiscountIsPercent()
     {