diff --git a/src/api/processing.rs b/src/api/processing.rs
index eba8b5f..ed71656 100644
--- a/src/api/processing.rs
+++ b/src/api/processing.rs
@@ -233,8 +233,16 @@ async fn trigger_processing(
         .await
         .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?;
 
+    let valid: std::collections::HashSet<&str> = crate::core::db::ProcessorType::all()
+        .iter()
+        .map(|p| p.as_str())
+        .collect();
     let processors_to_run: Vec<String> = if let Some(procs) = &req.processors {
-        procs.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect()
+        procs
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|s| valid.contains(s.as_str()))
+            .map(|s| s.to_string())
+            .collect()
     } else {
         crate::core::db::ProcessorType::all()
             .iter()