diff --git a/pype/settings/entities/root_entities.py b/pype/settings/entities/root_entities.py
index 1b5c7e4253..a458018f06 100644
--- a/pype/settings/entities/root_entities.py
+++ b/pype/settings/entities/root_entities.py
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ class ProjectSettings(RootEntity):
     def _save_studio_values(self):
         settings_value = self.settings_value()
 
-        self._validate_duplicated_env_group(settings_value)
+        self._validate_values_to_save(settings_value)
 
         self.log.debug("Saving system settings: {}".format(
             json.dumps(settings_value, indent=4)
@@ -655,6 +655,9 @@ class ProjectSettings(RootEntity):
         """Valiations of default values before save."""
         pass
 
+    def _validate_values_to_save(self, value):
+        pass
+
     def _save_project_values(self):
         """System settings can't have project overrides.