diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/base.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/base.py
index 181a4a50b1..5ed806c61c 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/base.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/base.py
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ class BaseWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             )
         )
 
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "{} not implemented `get_invalid`".format(
+                self.__class__.__name__
+            )
+        )
+
     def show_actions_menu(self, event):
         print("Show actions for {}".format(self.entity.path))
 
@@ -71,6 +78,12 @@ class InputWidget(BaseWidget):
     def hierarchical_style_update(self):
         self.update_style()
 
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        invalid = []
+        if self.is_invalid:
+            invalid.append(self)
+        return invalid
+
 
 class GUIWidget(BaseWidget):
     separator_height = 2
@@ -115,3 +128,6 @@ class GUIWidget(BaseWidget):
 
     def hierarchical_style_update(self):
         pass
+
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        return []
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py
index d34bd022af..76c2254321 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py
@@ -460,7 +460,16 @@ class SystemWidget(SettingsCategoryWidget):
         print("*** validate_defaults_to_save")
 
     def save(self):
-        self.entity.save()
+        invalid = self.get_invalid()
+        if not invalid:
+            self.entity.save()
+            return
+
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        invalid = []
+        for input_field in self.input_fields:
+            invalid.extend(input_field.get_invalid())
+        return invalid
 
     def update_values(self):
         self.entity.reset()
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/dict_mutable_widget.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/dict_mutable_widget.py
index 5c519f2f37..4ece3c32f9 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/dict_mutable_widget.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/dict_mutable_widget.py
@@ -434,6 +434,13 @@ class ModifiableDictItem(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     def is_invalid(self):
         return self.is_key_duplicated or self.input_field.is_invalid
 
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        invalid = []
+        if self.is_key_duplicated:
+            invalid.append(self.key_input)
+        invalid.extend(self.input_field.get_invalid())
+        return invalid
+
     def update_style(self):
         key_input_state = ""
         if self.is_key_duplicated or self.key_value() == "":
@@ -550,6 +557,12 @@ class DictMutableKeysWidget(BaseWidget):
                 return True
         return False
 
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        invalid = []
+        for input_field in self.input_fields:
+            invalid.extend(input_field.get_invalid())
+        return invalid
+
     def add_required_keys(self):
         # TODO implement
         pass
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_widgets.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_widgets.py
index 6f9f324166..facc677619 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_widgets.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_widgets.py
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ class DictImmutableKeysWidget(BaseWidget):
                 return True
         return False
 
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        invalid = []
+        for input_field in self.input_fields:
+            invalid.extend(input_field.get_invalid())
+        return invalid
+
     def _on_entity_change(self):
         print("_on_entity_change", self.__class__.__name__, self.entity.path)
 
@@ -465,6 +471,9 @@ class PathWidget(BaseWidget):
     def _on_entity_change(self):
         print("_on_entity_change", self.__class__.__name__, self.entity.path)
 
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        return self.input_field.get_invalid()
+
 
 class PathInputWidget(InputWidget):
     def create_ui(self, label_widget=None):
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/list_item_widget.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/list_item_widget.py
index de385afb0e..d5674f6885 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/list_item_widget.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/list_item_widget.py
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ class ListItem(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         self.spacer_widget = spacer_widget
 
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        return self.input_field.get_invalid()
+
     def add_widget_to_layout(self, widget, label=None):
         self.content_layout.addWidget(widget, 1)
 
@@ -230,6 +233,15 @@ class ListWidget(InputWidget):
 
         self.empty_row.setVisible(self.count() == 0)
 
+    def get_invalid(self):
+        invalid = []
+        if self.is_invalid:
+            invalid.append(self)
+
+        for input_field in self.input_fields:
+            invalid.extend(input_field.get_invalid())
+        return invalid
+
     def _on_value_change(self):
         print("_on_value_change", self.__class__.__name__, self.entity.path)