diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
index 925c0fe0d..383fc8031 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ class VUser(Validator):
 
 class VModhash(Validator):
     default_param = 'uh'
+    def __init__(self, param=None, fatal=True, *a, **kw):
+        Validator.__init__(self, param, *a, **kw)
+        self.fatal = fatal
+
     def run(self, uh):
         pass