diff --git a/lib/system_message.rb b/lib/system_message.rb
index 3f19aa485e4..c60461df323 100644
--- a/lib/system_message.rb
+++ b/lib/system_message.rb
@@ -23,13 +23,18 @@ class SystemMessage
     title = I18n.t("system_messages.#{type}.subject_template", params)
     raw = I18n.t("system_messages.#{type}.text_body_template", params)
 
-    post = PostCreator.create(Discourse.site_contact_user,
+    creator = PostCreator.create(Discourse.site_contact_user,
                        title: title,
                        raw: raw,
                        archetype: Archetype.private_message,
                        target_usernames: @recipient.username,
-                       subtype: TopicSubtype.system_message)
+                       subtype: TopicSubtype.system_message,
+                       skip_validations: true)
 
+    post = creator.create
+    if creator.errors.present?
+      raise StandardError, creator.errors.to_s
+    end
 
     UserArchivedMessage.create!(user: Discourse.site_contact_user, topic: post.topic)