diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteScheduleDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteScheduleDialog.vue
index 68655c1dd..ad816dbe2 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteScheduleDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteScheduleDialog.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const days = ref([]);
 const hours = ref([]);
 const configureRetention = ref(''); // this is 'name' and not 'id' of backupRetentions because SingleSelect needs strings
 const isConfigureValid = computed(() => {
-  return !!days.value.length && !!hours.value.length;
+  return scheduleType.value === 'never' || (days.value.length > 0 && hours.value.length > 0);
 });
 
 async function onSubmit() {