diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/RAG/AugmentationProcesses/AugmentationOne.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/RAG/AugmentationProcesses/AugmentationOne.cs
index e5a2b931..fd6e30af 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/RAG/AugmentationProcesses/AugmentationOne.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/RAG/AugmentationProcesses/AugmentationOne.cs	
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public sealed class AugmentationOne : IAugmentationProcess
         var numTotalRetrievalContexts = retrievalContexts.Count;
         
         // Want the user to validate all retrieval contexts?
-        if (settings.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.EnableRetrievalContextValidation)
+        if (settings.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.EnableRetrievalContextValidation && chatThread.DataSourceOptions.AutomaticValidation)
         {
             // Let's get the validation agent & set up its provider:
             var validationAgent = Program.SERVICE_PROVIDER.GetService<AgentRetrievalContextValidation>()!;