diff --git a/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditRecipientsController.php b/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditRecipientsController.php
--- a/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditRecipientsController.php
+++ b/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditRecipientsController.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         ->setActor($viewer)
         ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request)
         ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
-        ->setContinueOnMissingFields(true)
+        ->setContinueOnMissingFields(false)
         ->applyTransactions($badge, $xactions);
 
       return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())