diff --git a/spec/ParseRole.spec.js b/spec/ParseRole.spec.js
index 83a5a59e30..02166ddded 100644
--- a/spec/ParseRole.spec.js
+++ b/spec/ParseRole.spec.js
@@ -59,17 +59,16 @@ describe('Parse Role testing', () => {
     });
 
   });
-  
+
   it("should recursively load roles", (done) => {
-    
+
     var rolesNames = ["FooRole", "BarRole", "BazRole"];
-    
+
     var createRole = function(name, parent, user) {
-      var role = new Parse.Object("_Role")
-      role.set("name", name);
+      var role = new Parse.Role(name, new Parse.ACL());
       if (user) {
         var users = role.relation('users');
-        users.add(user); 
+        users.add(user);
       }
       if (parent) {
         role.relation('roles').add(parent);
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ describe('Parse Role testing', () => {
     }
     var roleIds = {};
      createTestUser().then( (user) => {
-       
+
        return createRole(rolesNames[0], null, null).then( (aRole) => {
          roleIds[aRole.get("name")] = aRole.id;
           return createRole(rolesNames[1], aRole, null);
@@ -102,5 +101,23 @@ describe('Parse Role testing', () => {
      });
   });
 
+  it("_Role object should not save without name.", (done) => {
+    var role = new Parse.Role();
+    role.save(null,{useMasterKey:true})
+    .then((r) => {
+      fail("_Role object should not save without name.");
+    }, (error) => {
+      expect(error.code).toEqual(111);
+      role.set('name','testRole');
+      role.save(null,{useMasterKey:true})
+      .then((r2)=>{
+        fail("_Role object should not save without ACL.");
+      }, (error2) =>{
+        expect(error2.code).toEqual(111);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
 });
 
diff --git a/src/Schema.js b/src/Schema.js
index 5c8a94d183..b16dfd188e 100644
--- a/src/Schema.js
+++ b/src/Schema.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ var defaultColumns = {
 
 
 var requiredColumns = {
-  _Product: ["productIdentifier", "icon", "order", "title", "subtitle"]
+  _Product: ["productIdentifier", "icon", "order", "title", "subtitle"],
+  _Role: ["name", "ACL"]
 }
 
 // Valid classes must: