diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/DeleteAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/DeleteAction.java
index 0ded3c93..a5028027 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/DeleteAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/DeleteAction.java
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public class DeleteAction
    {
       ActionHelper.validateSession(deleteInput);
 
+      if(deleteInput.getTableName() == null)
+      {
+         throw (new QException("Table name was not specified in delete input"));
+      }
+
       QTableMetaData table               = deleteInput.getTable();
       String         primaryKeyFieldName = table.getPrimaryKeyField();
       QFieldMetaData primaryKeyField     = table.getField(primaryKeyFieldName);
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/InsertAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/InsertAction.java
index 64a4ddc3..846ed476 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/InsertAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/InsertAction.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.statusmessages.QWarningMessage;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.QBackendModuleDispatcher;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.QBackendModuleInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ValueUtils;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
 
@@ -110,6 +111,12 @@ public class InsertAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<InsertInput, InsertOut
    public InsertOutput execute(InsertInput insertInput) throws QException
    {
       ActionHelper.validateSession(insertInput);
+
+      if(!StringUtils.hasContent(insertInput.getTableName()))
+      {
+         throw (new QException("Table name was not specified in update input"));
+      }
+
       QTableMetaData table = insertInput.getTable();
 
       if(table == null)
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/UpdateAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/UpdateAction.java
index aacea932..30fcde0b 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/UpdateAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/UpdateAction.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.statusmessages.QWarningMessage;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.QBackendModuleDispatcher;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.QBackendModuleInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ValueUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ public class UpdateAction
    {
       ActionHelper.validateSession(updateInput);
 
+      if(!StringUtils.hasContent(updateInput.getTableName()))
+      {
+         throw (new QException("Table name was not specified in update input"));
+      }
+
       QTableMetaData table = updateInput.getTable();
 
       //////////////////////////////////////////////////////