diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.cpp
index 20032ce5f..348c1d631 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             CFlightPlan flightPlan;
             CStatusMessageList messages = this->validateAndInitializeFlightPlan(flightPlan);
-            if (messages.isEmpty())
+            if (!messages.hasWarningOrErrorMessages())
             {
                 // no error, send if possible
                 if (sGui->getIContextNetwork()->isConnected())