diff --git a/taiga/projects/userstories/validators.py b/taiga/projects/userstories/validators.py
index 60bedaf7..9ff6b2f3 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/userstories/validators.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/userstories/validators.py
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ from . import models
 import json
 
 
+class UserStoryExistsValidator:
+    def validate_us_id(self, attrs, source):
+        value = attrs[source]
+        if not models.UserStory.objects.filter(pk=value).exists():
+            msg = _("There's no user story with that id")
+            raise ValidationError(msg)
+        return attrs
+
+
 class RolePointsField(serializers.WritableField):
     def to_native(self, obj):
         return {str(o.role.id): o.points.id for o in obj.all()}
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_epics.py b/tests/integration/test_epics.py
index 6f0df014..57a80d10 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_epics.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_epics.py
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ def test_set_related_userstory(client):
     }
     client.login(user)
     response = client.json.post(url, json.dumps(data))
-    print(response.data)
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert response.data['user_stories_counts'] == {'opened': 1, 'closed': 0}
 
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ def test_set_related_userstory_existing(client):
     }
     client.login(user)
     response = client.json.post(url, json.dumps(data))
-    print(response.data)
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert response.data['user_stories_counts'] == {'opened': 1, 'closed': 0}