diff --git a/Areas/Admin/Controllers/ProductController.cs b/Areas/Admin/Controllers/ProductController.cs
index b091f91..3aab295 100644
--- a/Areas/Admin/Controllers/ProductController.cs
+++ b/Areas/Admin/Controllers/ProductController.cs
@@ -38,13 +38,18 @@ namespace pwt_0x01_ng.Areas.Admin.Controllers
 		[HttpPost]
 		public async Task<IActionResult> Create(Product product)
 		{
-			product.ImageSrc = string.Empty;
-			MegaUpload mega_upload = new MegaUpload(hosting_env);
-			await mega_upload.DoMegaUpload(product);
+			if (ModelState.IsValid) {
+				product.ImageSrc = string.Empty;
+				MegaUpload mega_upload = new MegaUpload(hosting_env);
+				await mega_upload.DoMegaUpload(product);
 
-			dbctx.Product.Add(product);
-			await dbctx.SaveChangesAsync();
-			return RedirectToAction(nameof(Select));
+				dbctx.Product.Add(product);
+				await dbctx.SaveChangesAsync();
+				return RedirectToAction(nameof(Select));
+			} else {
+				ViewData["Message"] = "error creating Product";
+				return View(product);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public IActionResult Edit(int id)
diff --git a/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/Create.cshtml b/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/Create.cshtml
index c3b04e5..500cd02 100644
--- a/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/Create.cshtml
+++ b/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/Create.cshtml
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 
 @section Scripts {
 	@{await Html.RenderPartialAsync("_ValidationScriptsPartial");}
+	<script defer src="~/js/validation/file_type.js"></script>
 }
diff --git a/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/Edit.cshtml b/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/Edit.cshtml
index 6165230..67999e3 100644
--- a/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/Edit.cshtml
+++ b/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/Edit.cshtml
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 
 @section Scripts {
 	@{await Html.RenderPartialAsync("_ValidationScriptsPartial");}
+	<script defer src="~/js/validation/file_type.js"></script>
 }
diff --git a/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/PartialForm_EditCreate.cshtml b/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/PartialForm_EditCreate.cshtml
index 6e0e81f..df709c3 100644
--- a/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/PartialForm_EditCreate.cshtml
+++ b/Areas/Admin/Views/Carousel/PartialForm_EditCreate.cshtml
@@ -12,22 +12,22 @@
 				}}
 				<div class="form-group">
 					<label asp-for="@Model.DataTarget"></label>
-					<input asp-for="@Model.DataTarget" class="form-control" id="inputCarousel" aria-describedby="css selector id of the image" placeholder="Data Target">
+					<input asp-for="@Model.DataTarget" class="form-control" aria-describedby="css selector id of the image" placeholder="Data Target">
 					<span asp-validation-for="@Model.DataTarget" class="text-danger"></span>
 				</div>
 				<div class="form-group">
 					<label asp-for="@Model.Image"></label>
-					<input asp-for="@Model.Image" accept="image/*" class="form-inline" id="inputCarousel" aria-describedby="the image">
+					<input id="file" asp-for="@Model.Image" accept="image/*" class="form-inline" aria-describedby="the image">
 					<span asp-validation-for="@Model.Image" class="text-danger"></span>
 				</div>
 				<div class="form-group">
 					<label asp-for="@Model.ImageAlt"></label>
-					<input asp-for="@Model.ImageAlt" class="form-control" id="inputCarousel" aria-describedby="image alt text" placeholder="Image alt">
+					<input asp-for="@Model.ImageAlt" class="form-control" aria-describedby="image alt text" placeholder="Image alt">
 					<span asp-validation-for="@Model.ImageAlt" class="text-danger"></span>
 				</div>
 				<div class="form-group">
 					<label asp-for="@Model.CarouselContent"></label>
-					<input asp-for="@Model.CarouselContent" class="form-control" id="inputCarousel" aria-describedby="image description" placeholder="Image description">
+					<input asp-for="@Model.CarouselContent" class="form-control" aria-describedby="image description" placeholder="Image description">
 					<span asp-validation-for="@Model.CarouselContent" class="text-danger"></span>
 				</div>
 				<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
diff --git a/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/Create.cshtml b/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/Create.cshtml
index 0bef27d..a29fca0 100644
--- a/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/Create.cshtml
+++ b/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/Create.cshtml
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
 
 @section Scripts {
 	@{await Html.RenderPartialAsync("_ValidationScriptsPartial");}
+	<script defer src="~/js/validation/file_type.js"></script>
 }
diff --git a/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/Edit.cshtml b/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/Edit.cshtml
index a2df7c0..02636d2 100644
--- a/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/Edit.cshtml
+++ b/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/Edit.cshtml
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
 
 @section Scripts {
 	@{await Html.RenderPartialAsync("_ValidationScriptsPartial");}
+	<script defer src="~/js/validation/file_type.js"></script>
 }
diff --git a/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/edit-create_part.cshtml b/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/edit-create_part.cshtml
index 3560e57..953612a 100644
--- a/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/edit-create_part.cshtml
+++ b/Areas/Admin/Views/Product/edit-create_part.cshtml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 				</div>
 				<div class="form-group">
 					<label asp-for="@Model.Image"></label>
-					<input asp-for="@Model.Image" accept="image/*" class="form-inline" aria-describedby="product image">
+					<input id="file" asp-for="@Model.Image" accept="image/*" class="form-inline" aria-describedby="product image">
 					<span asp-validation-for="@Model.Image" class="text-danger"></span>
 				</div>
 				<div class="form-group">
diff --git a/Models/Carousel.cs b/Models/Carousel.cs
index b7c971c..05a820d 100644
--- a/Models/Carousel.cs
+++ b/Models/Carousel.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+using pwt_0x01_ng.Models.Validation;
 
 namespace pwt_0x01_ng.Models
 {
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ namespace pwt_0x01_ng.Models
 		[Required]
 		public string DataTarget { get; set; }
 		[NotMapped]
+		[FileTypeAttr("image")]
 		public IFormFile Image { get; set; }
-		[Required]
 		[StringLength(255)]
 		public string ImageSrc { get; set; }
 		[Required]
diff --git a/Models/Product.cs b/Models/Product.cs
index 3ee2cd6..ed9aee3 100644
--- a/Models/Product.cs
+++ b/Models/Product.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+using pwt_0x01_ng.Models.Validation;
 
 namespace pwt_0x01_ng.Models
 {
@@ -13,10 +14,9 @@ namespace pwt_0x01_ng.Models
 		public int Price { get; set; }
 		[Required]
 		public string Description { get; set; }
-		[Required]
+		[FileTypeAttr("image")]
 		[NotMapped]
 		public IFormFile Image { get; set; }
-		[Required]
 		[StringLength(255)]
 		public string ImageSrc { get; set; }
 		[Required]
diff --git a/Models/Validation/FileTypeAttr.cs b/Models/Validation/FileTypeAttr.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a376d4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Models/Validation/FileTypeAttr.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Validation;
+
+namespace pwt_0x01_ng.Models.Validation
+{
+	public class FileTypeAttr : ValidationAttribute, IClientModelValidator
+	{
+		private readonly string type;
+		public FileTypeAttr(string type){
+			this.type = type.ToLower();
+		}
+
+		protected override ValidationResult IsValid(object value, ValidationContext validationContext) {
+			if (value == null) {
+				/* img is optional as of now */
+				return ValidationResult.Success;
+			} else if (value is IFormFile iff) {
+				if(iff.ContentType.ToLower().Contains(type)) {
+					return ValidationResult.Success;
+				} else {
+					return new ValidationResult(GetErrorMessage(validationContext.MemberName), new List<string> { validationContext.MemberName });
+				}
+			}
+			throw new NotImplementedException($"Attribute {nameof(FileTypeAttr)} not implemented for object {value.GetType()}.");
+		}
+
+		protected string GetErrorMessage(string member_name) => $"make sure the {member_name} you picked really is of type <code>{type}/*</code>. <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types/Common_types\" title=\"help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\"><em>help</em></a>";
+
+		public void AddValidation(ClientModelValidationContext ctx){
+			MergeAttribute(ctx.Attributes, "data-val", "true");
+			MergeAttribute(ctx.Attributes, "data-val-content", GetErrorMessage("file"));
+			MergeAttribute(ctx.Attributes, "data-val-content-type", type);
+		}
+
+		private bool MergeAttribute(IDictionary<string, string> attributes, string key, string value){
+			if (attributes.ContainsKey(key)){
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			attributes.Add(key, value);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/pwt-0x01-ng.csproj b/pwt-0x01-ng.csproj
index 439d273..70b5bcd 100644
--- a/pwt-0x01-ng.csproj
+++ b/pwt-0x01-ng.csproj
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 			<Folder Include="Migrations\pgsql" />
 			<Folder Include="Models\Database" />
 			<Folder Include="Models\Database\Conf" />
+			<Folder Include="Models\Validation" />
 			<Folder Include="wwwroot\images\carousels" />
 			<Folder Include="wwwroot\images\products" />
 		</ItemGroup>
diff --git a/wwwroot/js/validation/file_type.js b/wwwroot/js/validation/file_type.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45461ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wwwroot/js/validation/file_type.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+$.validator.addMethod('content', function (value, element, params) {
+	var f_type = params[1]
+	uploaded_type = "";
+
+	if (!value) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	if (element && element.files && element.files.length > 0) {
+		uploaded_type = element.files[0].type;
+	}
+
+	if (f_type && uploaded_type != "" && uploaded_type.toLowerCase().includes(f_type)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+});
+
+$.validator.unobtrusive.adapters.add('content', ['type'], function (options) {
+	var element = $(options.form).find('#file')[0];
+
+	options.rules['content'] = [element, options.params['type']];
+	options.messages['content'] = options.message;
+});
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