diff --git a/pub/api/v1/portal-management/configure/index.php b/pub/api/v1/portal-management/configure/index.php
index 89b6786..3efb046 100644
--- a/pub/api/v1/portal-management/configure/index.php
+++ b/pub/api/v1/portal-management/configure/index.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use api\classes\API_portalsettings;
 
 session_start();
-require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/api/classes/API_portalsettings.php';
+require_once "{$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']}/api/classes/API_portalsettings.php";
 
 $API_portalsettings = new API_portalsettings();
 
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ if ($API_portalsettings->request_method === 'GET') {
         'admin_auth_methods' => ['type' => 'string']
     ];
 
+    if (count($API_portalsettings->getPortalSettings()) !== 1) {
+        $API_portalsettings->apiOutput(400, ['error' => 'Invalid portal_uuid']);
+    }
+
     $API_portalsettings->validateData($requiredFields);
 
     # Update the permission
diff --git a/pub/api/v1/portal-management/mail/configure/index.php b/pub/api/v1/portal-management/mail/configure/index.php
index e98fe54..261b9c6 100644
--- a/pub/api/v1/portal-management/mail/configure/index.php
+++ b/pub/api/v1/portal-management/mail/configure/index.php
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 use api\classes\API_mailsettings;
+use api\classes\API_portalsettings;
 
 session_start();
-require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/api/classes/API_mailsettings.php';
+require_once "{$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']}/api/classes/API_mailsettings.php";
+require_once "{$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']}/api/classes/API_portalsettings.php";
 
 $API_mailsettings = new API_mailsettings();
 
@@ -35,6 +37,11 @@ if ($API_mailsettings->request_method === 'PUT') {
         }
     }
 
+    $API_portalsettings = new  API_portalsettings();
+    if (count($API_portalsettings->getPortalSettings()) !== 1) {
+        $API_mailsettings->apiOutput(400, ['error' => 'Invalid portal_uuid']);
+    }
+
     $API_mailsettings->validateData($requiredFields);
 
     # Update the permission