diff --git a/include/ircd/m/room/room.h b/include/ircd/m/room/room.h
index 424ee39f8..bc660e24a 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/room/room.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/room/room.h
@@ -187,9 +187,11 @@ struct ircd::m::room
 	     const vm::copts *const &copts,
 	     const event::fetch::opts *const &fopts = nullptr) noexcept;
 
-	room(const id &room_id = {},
+	room(const id &room_id,
 	     const event::fetch::opts *const &fopts = nullptr) noexcept;
 
+	room() = default;
+
 	// Index of create event
 	static event::idx index(const id &, std::nothrow_t);
 	static event::idx index(const id &);
@@ -229,7 +231,9 @@ ircd::m::room::room(const id &room_id,
 ,event_id{event_id? event::id{event_id} : event::id{}}
 ,copts{copts}
 ,fopts{fopts}
-{}
+{
+	assert(room_id);
+}
 
 inline
 ircd::m::room::room(const id &room_id,
@@ -239,7 +243,9 @@ noexcept
 :room_id{room_id}
 ,copts{copts}
 ,fopts{fopts}
-{}
+{
+	assert(room_id);
+}
 
 inline
 ircd::m::room::room(const id &room_id,
@@ -247,7 +253,9 @@ ircd::m::room::room(const id &room_id,
 noexcept
 :room_id{room_id}
 ,fopts{fopts}
-{}
+{
+	assert(room_id);
+}
 
 inline ircd::m::room::operator
 const ircd::m::room::id &()
diff --git a/include/ircd/m/user/user.h b/include/ircd/m/user/user.h
index 96bfee64b..c1774b357 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/user/user.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/user/user.h
@@ -74,13 +74,17 @@ struct ircd::m::user
 	event::id::buf deoper();
 	event::id::buf oper();
 
-	user(const id &user_id)
-	:user_id{user_id}
-	{}
-
+	user(const id &user_id);
 	user() = default;
 };
 
+inline
+ircd::m::user::user(const id &user_id)
+:user_id{user_id}
+{
+	assert(user_id);
+}
+
 inline ircd::m::user::operator
 const ircd::m::user::id &()
 const