diff --git a/Tests/terminalDropboxTests/Integration/Get_File_List_v1_Tests.cs b/Tests/terminalDropboxTests/Integration/Get_File_List_v1_Tests.cs
index 6f357d8d5b..f73d739291 100644
--- a/Tests/terminalDropboxTests/Integration/Get_File_List_v1_Tests.cs
+++ b/Tests/terminalDropboxTests/Integration/Get_File_List_v1_Tests.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using Fr8.Infrastructure.Data.Managers;
 using Fr8.Infrastructure.Data.Manifests;
 using terminalDropboxTests.Fixtures;
+using Fr8.Infrastructure.Data.Control;
 
 namespace terminalDropboxTests.Integration
 {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ public async Task Activate_Returns_ActivityDTO()
             using (var crateStorage = Crate.GetUpdatableStorage(dataDto.ActivityDTO))
             {
                 crateStorage.Add("Configuration_Controls", new StandardConfigurationControlsCM());
+                crateStorage.FirstCrateOrDefault<StandardConfigurationControlsCM>().Content.Controls.Add(new DropDownList() { Name = "Test_Name", Label = "Test Label", Value = "test" });
             }
 
             //Act
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ public async Task Run_Returns_ActivityDTO()
             using (var crateStorage = Crate.GetUpdatableStorage(dataDto.ActivityDTO))
             {
                 crateStorage.Add("Configuration_Controls", new StandardConfigurationControlsCM());
+                crateStorage.FirstCrateOrDefault<StandardConfigurationControlsCM>().Content.Controls.Add(new DropDownList() { Name = "Test_Name", Label = "Test Label", Value = "test" });
             }
             // Add operational state crate
             AddOperationalStateCrate(dataDto, new OperationalStateCM());
diff --git a/terminalDropbox/Activities/Get_File_List_v1.cs b/terminalDropbox/Activities/Get_File_List_v1.cs
index 8f0df3d62d..c9dfd3a209 100644
--- a/terminalDropbox/Activities/Get_File_List_v1.cs
+++ b/terminalDropbox/Activities/Get_File_List_v1.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,17 @@ public override async Task FollowUp()
             Storage.ReplaceByLabel(PackDropboxFileListCrate(fileList));
         }
 
-      
+        protected override Task Validate()
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ActivityPayload.CrateStorage.FirstCrate<StandardConfigurationControlsCM>().Content.Controls.FirstOrDefault().Value))
+            {
+                ValidationManager.SetError("File must be selected", ActivityUI.FileList);
+            }
+
+            return Task.FromResult(0);
+        }
+
+
 
         public override async Task Run()
         {