diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanproduct/serialization/LoanProductDataValidator.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanproduct/serialization/LoanProductDataValidator.java
index 937642112..ea6a9a573 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanproduct/serialization/LoanProductDataValidator.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanproduct/serialization/LoanProductDataValidator.java
@@ -321,11 +321,12 @@ public final class LoanProductDataValidator {
             final Boolean useBorrowerCycle = this.fromApiJsonHelper.extractBooleanNamed(LoanProductConstants.useBorrowerCycleParameterName, element);
             baseDataValidator.reset().parameter(LoanProductConstants.useBorrowerCycleParameterName).value(useBorrowerCycle).ignoreIfNull()
                     .validateForBooleanValue();
+            if(useBorrowerCycle){
+                validateBorrowerCycleVariations(element, baseDataValidator);    
+            }
         }
 
 
-        validateBorrowerCycleVariations(element, baseDataValidator);
-
         throwExceptionIfValidationWarningsExist(dataValidationErrors);
     }
 
@@ -575,9 +576,12 @@ public final class LoanProductDataValidator {
             final Boolean useBorrowerCycle = this.fromApiJsonHelper.extractBooleanNamed(LoanProductConstants.useBorrowerCycleParameterName, element);
             baseDataValidator.reset().parameter(LoanProductConstants.useBorrowerCycleParameterName).value(useBorrowerCycle).ignoreIfNull()
                     .validateForBooleanValue();
+            if(useBorrowerCycle){
+                validateBorrowerCycleVariations(element, baseDataValidator);
+            }
         }
 
-        validateBorrowerCycleVariations(element, baseDataValidator);
+        
 
         throwExceptionIfValidationWarningsExist(dataValidationErrors);
     }