diff --git a/files/defaults.yaml b/files/defaults.yaml
index 94cd675cdf..8e319ea090 100644
--- a/files/defaults.yaml
+++ b/files/defaults.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ zowe:
   configmgr:
     # STRICT=quit on any error, including missing schema
     # COMPONENT-COMPAT=if component missing schema, skip it with warning instead of quit
-    validation: "COMPONENT-COMPAT"
+    validation: "STRICT"
 
   # >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
   # runtime z/OS job name