diff --git a/ngapp/src/app/dataservices/virtualization/view-editor/view-editor.service.ts b/ngapp/src/app/dataservices/virtualization/view-editor/view-editor.service.ts
index b3106b74..34d444a8 100644
--- a/ngapp/src/app/dataservices/virtualization/view-editor/view-editor.service.ts
+++ b/ngapp/src/app/dataservices/virtualization/view-editor/view-editor.service.ts
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export class ViewEditorService {
     const messages = ViewValidator.validate( this.getEditorView() );
 
     // clear message log
-    if ( this.getMessageCount() !== 0 && messages.length !== 0 ) {
+    if ( this.getMessageCount() !== 0 ) {
       this.clearMessages( ViewEditorPart.EDITOR, context );
     }