diff --git a/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/retentionschedule/RetentionScheduleActionRelation.java b/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/retentionschedule/RetentionScheduleActionRelation.java
index 614d22f6b74..5e9f056915e 100644
--- a/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/retentionschedule/RetentionScheduleActionRelation.java
+++ b/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/retentionschedule/RetentionScheduleActionRelation.java
@@ -197,22 +197,15 @@ private void retentionScheduleRequestValidation(RetentionScheduleActionDefinitio
         {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException("name value is invalid : " +retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getName());
         }
-        // period value validation
-        if (invalidPeriodCheck(retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getPeriod()))
-        {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException("period value is invalid : " +retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getPeriod());
-        }
+
+        validatePeriodAndPeriodProperty(retentionScheduleActionDefinition);
+
         // event name validation
         if (invalidEventNameCheck(retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getEvents()))
         {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException("event value is invalid: " + retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getEvents());
         }
 
-        if (validatePeriodProperty(retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getPeriodProperty()))
-        {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException("periodProperty value is invalid: " + retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getPeriodProperty());
-        }
-
         if (validateCombineRetentionStepConditionsForNonAccessionStep(retentionScheduleActionDefinition))
         {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("combineRetentionStepConditions property is only valid for accession step. Not valid for :" + retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getName());
@@ -224,11 +217,20 @@ private void retentionScheduleRequestValidation(RetentionScheduleActionDefinitio
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean validatePeriodProperty(String periodProperty)
+    private void validatePeriodAndPeriodProperty(RetentionScheduleActionDefinition retentionScheduleActionDefinition)
     {
+        // period value validation
+        if (invalidPeriodCheck(retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getPeriod()))
+        {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException("period value is invalid : " +retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getPeriod());
+        }
+
         // periodProperty validation
         List<String> validPeriodProperties = Arrays.asList("cm:created", "rma:cutOffDate", "rma:dispositionAsOf");
-        return validPeriodProperties.stream().noneMatch(periodProperty::equals);
+        if (validPeriodProperties.stream().noneMatch(retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getPeriodProperty()::equals))
+        {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException("periodProperty value is invalid: " + retentionScheduleActionDefinition.getPeriodProperty());
+        }
     }
 
     private boolean validateCombineRetentionStepConditionsForNonAccessionStep(RetentionScheduleActionDefinition retentionScheduleActionDefinition)