diff --git a/utils/ticket_processor.go b/utils/ticket_processor.go
index 2535fac93..a5cab5b3b 100644
--- a/utils/ticket_processor.go
+++ b/utils/ticket_processor.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type TicketReviewRequest struct {
@@ -16,10 +17,13 @@ type TicketReviewRequest struct {
 }
 
 func ValidateTicketReviewRequest(req *TicketReviewRequest) error {
-	if req.Value.TicketUUID == "" {
+	if req == nil {
+		return errors.New("nil request")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.Value.TicketUUID) == "" {
 		return errors.New("ticketUUID is required")
 	}
-	if req.Value.TicketDescription == "" {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.Value.TicketDescription) == "" {
 		return errors.New("ticketDescription is required")
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/utils/ticket_processor_test.go b/utils/ticket_processor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6a022488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/ticket_processor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestValidateTicketReviewRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		input   *TicketReviewRequest
+		wantErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "valid request",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					TicketUUID:        "test-uuid",
+					TicketDescription: "test description",
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing ticket UUID",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					TicketDescription: "test description",
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: "ticketUUID is required",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing ticket description",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					TicketUUID: "test-uuid",
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: "ticketDescription is required",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Both TicketUUID and TicketDescription Empty",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					TicketUUID:        "",
+					TicketDescription: "",
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: "ticketUUID is required",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "Nil Request",
+			input:   nil,
+			wantErr: "nil request",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Whitespace TicketUUID",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					TicketUUID:        "   ",
+					TicketDescription: "This is a valid ticket description",
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: "ticketUUID is required",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Whitespace TicketDescription",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					TicketUUID:        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
+					TicketDescription: "   ",
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: "ticketDescription is required",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Large TicketDescription",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					TicketUUID:        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
+					TicketDescription: strings.Repeat("a", 10000),
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Non-UUID TicketUUID",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					TicketUUID:        "not-a-uuid",
+					TicketDescription: "This is a valid ticket description",
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "With Optional Fields",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					FeatureUUID:       "feature-123",
+					PhaseUUID:         "phase-456",
+					TicketUUID:        "ticket-789",
+					TicketDescription: "test description",
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "With RequestUUID and SourceWebsocket",
+			input: &TicketReviewRequest{
+				Value: struct {
+					FeatureUUID       string `json:"featureUUID"`
+					PhaseUUID         string `json:"phaseUUID"`
+					TicketUUID        string `json:"ticketUUID" validate:"required"`
+					TicketDescription string `json:"ticketDescription" validate:"required"`
+				}{
+					TicketUUID:        "ticket-789",
+					TicketDescription: "test description",
+				},
+				RequestUUID:     "req-123",
+				SourceWebsocket: "ws://example.com",
+			},
+			wantErr: "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := ValidateTicketReviewRequest(tt.input)
+			if tt.wantErr == "" {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
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