diff --git a/apps/ocr/models.py b/apps/ocr/models.py
index b6e4e066f7..df41623e0a 100644
--- a/apps/ocr/models.py
+++ b/apps/ocr/models.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+from ast import literal_eval
+
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 from documents.models import Document
 from converter.api import get_available_transformations_choices
@@ -59,6 +62,27 @@ class QueueDocument(models.Model):
             return ugettext(u'Missing document.')
 
 
+class ArgumentsValidator(object):
+    message = _(u'Enter a valid value.')
+    code = 'invalid'
+
+    def __init__(self, message=None, code=None):
+        if message is not None:
+            self.message = message
+        if code is not None:
+            self.code = code
+
+    def __call__(self, value):
+        """
+        Validates that the input evaluates correctly.
+        """
+        value = value.strip()
+        try:
+            literal_eval(value)
+        except (ValueError, SyntaxError):
+            raise ValidationError(self.message, code=self.code)
+
+
 class QueueTransformation(models.Model):
     """
     Model that stores the transformation and transformation arguments
@@ -69,7 +93,7 @@ class QueueTransformation(models.Model):
     content_object = generic.GenericForeignKey('content_type', 'object_id')
     order = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0, blank=True, null=True, verbose_name=_(u'order'), db_index=True)
     transformation = models.CharField(choices=get_available_transformations_choices(), max_length=128, verbose_name=_(u'transformation'))
-    arguments = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True, verbose_name=_(u'arguments'), help_text=_(u'Use dictionaries to indentify arguments, example: %s') % u'{\'degrees\':90}')
+    arguments = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True, verbose_name=_(u'arguments'), help_text=_(u'Use dictionaries to indentify arguments, example: %s') % u'{\'degrees\':90}', validators=[ArgumentsValidator()])
 
     objects = QueueTransformationManager()
 
diff --git a/apps/ocr/views.py b/apps/ocr/views.py
index 9328ce3bc5..6de333571f 100644
--- a/apps/ocr/views.py
+++ b/apps/ocr/views.py
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ def setup_queue_transformation_list(request, document_queue_id):
     context = {
         'object_list': QueueTransformation.objects.get_for_object(document_queue),
         'title': _(u'transformations for: %s') % document_queue,
-        #'object_name': _(u'document queue'),
-        #'object': document_queue,
         'queue': document_queue,
         'object_name': _(u'document queue'),
         'navigation_object_name': 'queue',
@@ -362,17 +360,11 @@ def setup_queue_transformation_edit(request, transformation_id):
         form = QueueTransformationForm(instance=transformation, data=request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
             try:
-                # Test the validity of the argument field
-                eval(form.cleaned_data['arguments'], {})
-            except:
-                messages.error(request, _(u'Queue transformation argument error.'))
-            else:
-                try:
-                    form.save()
-                    messages.success(request, _(u'Queue transformation edited successfully'))
-                    return HttpResponseRedirect(next)
-                except Exception, e:
-                    messages.error(request, _(u'Error editing queue transformation; %s') % e)
+                form.save()
+                messages.success(request, _(u'Queue transformation edited successfully'))
+                return HttpResponseRedirect(next)
+            except Exception, e:
+                messages.error(request, _(u'Error editing queue transformation; %s') % e)
     else:
         form = QueueTransformationForm(instance=transformation)
 
@@ -435,19 +427,13 @@ def setup_queue_transformation_create(request, document_queue_id):
         form = QueueTransformationForm_create(request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
             try:
-                # Test the validity of the argument field
-                eval(form.cleaned_data['arguments'], {})
-            except:
-                messages.error(request, _(u'Queue transformation argument error.'))
-            else:
-                try:
-                    queue_tranformation = form.save(commit=False)
-                    queue_tranformation.content_object = document_queue
-                    queue_tranformation.save()
-                    messages.success(request, _(u'Queue transformation created successfully'))
-                    return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_view)
-                except Exception, e:
-                    messages.error(request, _(u'Error creating queue transformation; %s') % e)
+                queue_tranformation = form.save(commit=False)
+                queue_tranformation.content_object = document_queue
+                queue_tranformation.save()
+                messages.success(request, _(u'Queue transformation created successfully'))
+                return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_view)
+            except Exception, e:
+                messages.error(request, _(u'Error creating queue transformation; %s') % e)
     else:
         form = QueueTransformationForm_create()