diff --git a/openerp/tools/yaml_tag.py b/openerp/tools/yaml_tag.py
index aca802c374a..b22787ddf98 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/yaml_tag.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/yaml_tag.py
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ def assert_constructor(loader, node):
 
 def record_constructor(loader, node):
     kwargs = loader.construct_mapping(node)
+    assert "model" in kwargs, "'model' argument is required for !record"
+    assert "id" in kwargs, "'id' argument is required for !record"
     return Record(**kwargs)
 
 def python_constructor(loader, node):