diff --git a/pkg/odo/cli/service/operator_backend.go b/pkg/odo/cli/service/operator_backend.go
index 7c624a70b9a..15c2445276f 100644
--- a/pkg/odo/cli/service/operator_backend.go
+++ b/pkg/odo/cli/service/operator_backend.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ func (b *OperatorBackend) ValidateServiceCreate(o *CreateOptions) (err error) {
 	// if the user wants to create service from a file, we check for
 	// existence of file and validate if the requested operator and CR
 	// exist on the cluster
+
+	var csv olm.ClusterServiceVersion
+
 	if o.fromFile != "" {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(o.fromFile); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to find specified file")
@@ -80,7 +83,6 @@ func (b *OperatorBackend) ValidateServiceCreate(o *CreateOptions) (err error) {
 		}
 
 		// Check if the operator and the CR exist on cluster
-		var csv olm.ClusterServiceVersion
 		b.CustomResource, csv, err = svc.GetCSV(o.KClient, d.OriginalCRD)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -97,22 +99,6 @@ func (b *OperatorBackend) ValidateServiceCreate(o *CreateOptions) (err error) {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// Validate spec
-		hasCR, cr := o.KClient.CheckCustomResourceInCSV(b.CustomResource, &csv)
-		if !hasCR {
-			return fmt.Errorf("the %q resource doesn't exist in specified %q operator", b.CustomResource, b.group)
-		}
-
-		crd, err := o.KClient.GetCRDSpec(cr, b.group, b.CustomResource)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		err = validate.AgainstSchema(crd, d.OriginalCRD["spec"], strfmt.Default)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		if o.ServiceName != "" && !o.DryRun {
 			// First check if service with provided name already exists
 			svcFullName := strings.Join([]string{b.CustomResource, o.ServiceName}, "/")
@@ -135,10 +121,10 @@ func (b *OperatorBackend) ValidateServiceCreate(o *CreateOptions) (err error) {
 		// CRD is valid. We can use it further to create a service from it.
 		b.CustomResourceDefinition = d.OriginalCRD
 
-		return nil
+		//		return nil
 	} else if b.CustomResource != "" {
 		// make sure that CSV of the specified ServiceType exists
-		csv, err := o.KClient.GetClusterServiceVersion(o.ServiceType)
+		csv, err = o.KClient.GetClusterServiceVersion(o.ServiceType)
 		if err != nil {
 			// error only occurs when OperatorHub is not installed.
 			// k8s does't have it installed by default but OCP does
@@ -215,7 +201,7 @@ func (b *OperatorBackend) ValidateServiceCreate(o *CreateOptions) (err error) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return nil
+		//		return nil
 	} else {
 		// This block is executed only when user has neither provided a
 		// file nor a valid `odo service create <operator-name>` to start
@@ -225,6 +211,24 @@ func (b *OperatorBackend) ValidateServiceCreate(o *CreateOptions) (err error) {
 
 		return fmt.Errorf("please use a valid command to start an Operator backed service; desired format: %q", "odo service create <operator-name>/<crd-name>")
 	}
+
+	// Validate spec
+	hasCR, cr := o.KClient.CheckCustomResourceInCSV(b.CustomResource, &csv)
+	if !hasCR {
+		return fmt.Errorf("the %q resource doesn't exist in specified %q operator", b.CustomResource, b.group)
+	}
+
+	crd, err := o.KClient.GetCRDSpec(cr, b.group, b.CustomResource)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = validate.AgainstSchema(crd, d.OriginalCRD["spec"], strfmt.Default)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (b *OperatorBackend) RunServiceCreate(o *CreateOptions) (err error) {