diff --git a/packages/schema/src/language-server/validator/datamodel-validator.ts b/packages/schema/src/language-server/validator/datamodel-validator.ts
index 379d4e46a..09af0971c 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/language-server/validator/datamodel-validator.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/language-server/validator/datamodel-validator.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export default class DataModelValidator implements AstValidator<DataModel> {
                 }
 
                 const isArray = idField.type.array;
-                const isScalar = SCALAR_TYPES.includes(idField.type.type as typeof SCALAR_TYPES[number])
-                const isValidType = isScalar || isEnum(idField.type.reference?.ref)
+                const isScalar = SCALAR_TYPES.includes(idField.type.type as (typeof SCALAR_TYPES)[number]);
+                const isValidType = isScalar || isEnum(idField.type.reference?.ref);
 
                 if (isArray || !isValidType) {
                     accept('error', 'Field with @id attribute must be of scalar or enum type', { node: idField });
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export default class DataModelValidator implements AstValidator<DataModel> {
                 fields = (arg.value as ArrayExpr).items as ReferenceExpr[];
                 if (fields.length === 0) {
                     if (accept) {
-                        accept('error', `"fields" value cannot be emtpy`, {
+                        accept('error', `"fields" value cannot be empty`, {
                             node: arg,
                         });
                     }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export default class DataModelValidator implements AstValidator<DataModel> {
                 references = (arg.value as ArrayExpr).items as ReferenceExpr[];
                 if (references.length === 0) {
                     if (accept) {
-                        accept('error', `"references" value cannot be emtpy`, {
+                        accept('error', `"references" value cannot be empty`, {
                             node: arg,
                         });
                     }
@@ -157,6 +157,17 @@ export default class DataModelValidator implements AstValidator<DataModel> {
                 }
             } else {
                 for (let i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
+                    if (!field.type.optional && fields[i].$resolvedType?.nullable) {
+                        // if relation is not optional, then fk field must not be nullable
+                        if (accept) {
+                            accept(
+                                'error',
+                                `relation "${field.name}" is not optional, but field "${fields[i].target.$refText}" is optional`,
+                                { node: fields[i].target.ref! }
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     if (!fields[i].$resolvedType) {
                         if (accept) {
                             accept('error', `field reference is unresolved`, { node: fields[i] });
diff --git a/tests/integration/tests/regression/issue-1014.test.ts b/tests/integration/tests/regression/issue-1014.test.ts
index 7f374d24d..ad862db42 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tests/regression/issue-1014.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/tests/regression/issue-1014.test.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ describe('issue 1014', () => {
             
                 @@allow('read', true)
             }
-            `,
-            { logPrismaQuery: true }
+            `
         );
 
         const db = enhance();
diff --git a/tests/integration/tests/regression/issue-177.test.ts b/tests/integration/tests/regression/issue-177.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d270580c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/tests/regression/issue-177.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { loadModelWithError } from '@zenstackhq/testtools';
+
+describe('issue 177', () => {
+    it('regression', async () => {
+        await expect(
+            loadModelWithError(
+                `
+            model Foo {
+                id String @id @default(cuid())
+              
+                bar   Bar     @relation(fields: [barId1, barId2], references: [id1, id2])
+                barId1 String?
+                barId2 String
+            }
+              
+            model Bar {
+                id1  String @default(cuid())
+                id2  String @default(cuid())
+                foos Foo[]
+
+                @@id([id1, id2])
+            }              
+            `
+            )
+        ).resolves.toContain('relation "bar" is not optional, but field "barId1" is optional');
+    });
+});