diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
index 57fd8325f..cb0ed4eaa 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
@@ -1268,6 +1268,7 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 	finalize() {
 		this.formService.removeAllBackEndErrors(this.formGroup);
 		this.formService.touchAllFormFields(this.formGroup);
+		this.tocValidationService.validateForm();
 		if (!this.isFormValid()) {
 			this.dialog.open(FormValidationErrorsDialogComponent, {
 				data: {