diff --git a/src/reducers/validate/associationsSchema.js b/src/reducers/validate/associationsSchema.js
index cf721e4..220b597 100644
--- a/src/reducers/validate/associationsSchema.js
+++ b/src/reducers/validate/associationsSchema.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Joi from "joi";
 
 const associationsSchema = Joi.object().keys({
   id: Joi.string().allow("").required(),
+  title: Joi.string().allow("").required(),
   desc: Joi.string().allow(""),
   mode: Joi.string().allow("").required(),
   filter_paths: Joi.array(),
diff --git a/src/reducers/validate/validators.js b/src/reducers/validate/validators.js
index 79c878d..e796dba 100644
--- a/src/reducers/validate/validators.js
+++ b/src/reducers/validate/validators.js
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ export function validateDomain(domain, features) {
   // append events with datetime and sort
   sanitizedDomain.events = sanitizedDomain.events.filter((event, idx) => {
     event.id = idx;
+    // if lat, long come in with commas, replace with decimal format
+    event.latitude = event.latitude.replace(",", ".");
+    event.longitude = event.longitude.replace(",", ".");
+
     event.datetime = calcDatetime(event.date, event.time);
     if (!isValidDate(event.datetime)) {
       discardedDomain.events.push({