diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/config/ws/ui/AbstractWsDialog.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/config/ws/ui/AbstractWsDialog.kt
index 5c386e637..be9d98623 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/config/ws/ui/AbstractWsDialog.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/config/ws/ui/AbstractWsDialog.kt
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ abstract class AbstractWsDialog<Connection : ConnectionConfigBase, WSConfig : Wo
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Enables continuous validation of the dialog components
+   */
+  override fun continuousValidation(): Boolean {
+    return true
+  }
+
   override fun createCenterPanel(): JComponent {
     return panel
   }