diff --git a/pkg/internal/http/api/publishers_api.go b/pkg/internal/http/api/publishers_api.go
index c7f6493..20f769e 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/http/api/publishers_api.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/http/api/publishers_api.go
@@ -67,7 +67,26 @@ func createPersonalPublisher(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	}
 	user := c.Locals("user").(authm.Account)
 
-	if pub, err := services.CreatePersonalPublisher(user); err != nil {
+	var data struct {
+		Name        string `json:"name" validate:"required,min=4,max=32,alphanum"`
+		Nick        string `json:"nick" validate:"required,min=2,max=64"`
+		Description string `json:"description"`
+		Avatar      string `json:"avatar"`
+		Banner      string `json:"banner"`
+	}
+
+	if err := exts.BindAndValidate(c, &data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if pub, err := services.CreatePersonalPublisher(
+		user,
+		data.Name,
+		data.Nick,
+		data.Description,
+		data.Avatar,
+		data.Banner,
+	); err != nil {
 		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 	} else {
 		return c.JSON(pub)
@@ -81,7 +100,12 @@ func createOrganizationPublisher(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	user := c.Locals("user").(authm.Account)
 
 	var data struct {
-		Realm string `json:"realm"`
+		Realm       string `json:"realm" validate:"required"`
+		Name        string `json:"name" validate:"required,min=4,max=32,alphanum"`
+		Nick        string `json:"nick" validate:"required,min=2,max=64"`
+		Description string `json:"description"`
+		Avatar      string `json:"avatar"`
+		Banner      string `json:"banner"`
 	}
 
 	if err := exts.BindAndValidate(c, &data); err != nil {
@@ -96,7 +120,15 @@ func createOrganizationPublisher(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusForbidden, "you least need to be the admin of this realm to create a publisher")
 	}
 
-	if pub, err := services.CreateOrganizationPublisher(user, realm); err != nil {
+	if pub, err := services.CreateOrganizationPublisher(
+		user,
+		realm,
+		data.Name,
+		data.Nick,
+		data.Description,
+		data.Avatar,
+		data.Banner,
+	); err != nil {
 		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 	} else {
 		return c.JSON(pub)
diff --git a/pkg/internal/services/publishers.go b/pkg/internal/services/publishers.go
index 55265ea..1ed8563 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/services/publishers.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/services/publishers.go
@@ -23,30 +23,20 @@ func GetPublisherByName(name string, userID uint) (models.Publisher, error) {
 	return publisher, nil
 }
 
-func CreatePersonalPublisher(user authm.Account) (models.Publisher, error) {
-	var publisher models.Publisher
-	var count int64
-	if err := database.C.
-		Model(&models.Publisher{}).
-		Where("account_id = ? AND type = ?", user.ID, models.PublisherTypePersonal).
-		Count(&count).Error; err != nil {
-		return publisher, fmt.Errorf("unable to count exsisting publisher: %v", err)
-	}
-	if count > 0 {
-		return publisher, fmt.Errorf("personal publisher already exists")
-	}
-
-	publisher = models.Publisher{
+func CreatePersonalPublisher(user authm.Account, name, nick, desc, avatar, banner string) (models.Publisher, error) {
+	publisher := models.Publisher{
 		Type:        models.PublisherTypePersonal,
-		Name:        user.Name,
-		Nick:        user.Nick,
-		Description: user.Description,
+		Name:        name,
+		Nick:        nick,
+		Description: desc,
+		Avatar:      avatar,
+		Banner:      banner,
 		AccountID:   &user.ID,
 	}
-	if user.Avatar != nil {
+	if user.Avatar != nil && len(publisher.Avatar) == 0 {
 		publisher.Avatar = *user.Avatar
 	}
-	if user.Banner != nil {
+	if user.Banner != nil && len(publisher.Banner) == 0 {
 		publisher.Banner = *user.Banner
 	}
 
@@ -56,31 +46,21 @@ func CreatePersonalPublisher(user authm.Account) (models.Publisher, error) {
 	return publisher, nil
 }
 
-func CreateOrganizationPublisher(user authm.Account, realm authm.Realm) (models.Publisher, error) {
-	var publisher models.Publisher
-	var count int64
-	if err := database.C.
-		Model(&models.Publisher{}).
-		Where("realm_id = ? AND type = ?", realm.ID, models.PublisherTypeOrganization).
-		Count(&count).Error; err != nil {
-		return publisher, fmt.Errorf("unable to count exsisting publisher: %v", err)
-	}
-	if count > 0 {
-		return publisher, fmt.Errorf("organization publisher already exists")
-	}
-
-	publisher = models.Publisher{
+func CreateOrganizationPublisher(user authm.Account, realm authm.Realm, name, nick, desc, avatar, banner string) (models.Publisher, error) {
+	publisher := models.Publisher{
 		Type:        models.PublisherTypeOrganization,
-		Name:        realm.Alias,
-		Nick:        realm.Name,
-		Description: realm.Description,
+		Name:        name,
+		Nick:        nick,
+		Description: desc,
+		Avatar:      avatar,
+		Banner:      banner,
 		RealmID:     &realm.ID,
 		AccountID:   &user.ID,
 	}
-	if realm.Avatar != nil {
+	if realm.Avatar != nil && len(publisher.Avatar) == 0 {
 		publisher.Avatar = *realm.Avatar
 	}
-	if realm.Banner != nil {
+	if realm.Banner != nil && len(publisher.Banner) == 0 {
 		publisher.Banner = *realm.Banner
 	}