diff --git a/app/utilities/repository_import_parser/importer.rb b/app/utilities/repository_import_parser/importer.rb
index 5c511a8a9..8e492b03d 100644
--- a/app/utilities/repository_import_parser/importer.rb
+++ b/app/utilities/repository_import_parser/importer.rb
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ module RepositoryImportParser
         if @preview
           repository_cell = repository_row.repository_cells.build(value: cell_value, repository_column: cell_value.repository_cell.repository_column)
           repository_cell.validate
+          repository_cell.value.validate
           repository_cell.id = SecureRandom.uuid.gsub(/[a-zA-Z-]/, '') unless cell_value.repository_cell.id.present?  # ID required for preview with serializer
           return repository_cell
         else