diff --git a/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/RateDetailsSchema.test.ts b/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/RateDetailsSchema.test.ts
index b4736f5255..adbbed2281 100644
--- a/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/RateDetailsSchema.test.ts
+++ b/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/RateDetailsSchema.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ describe('RateDetailsSchema', () => {
                     supportingDocuments: [],
                     ratePreviouslySubmitted: 'YES',
                 }
-            ]
+            ],
+            actuaryCommunicationPreference: 'OACT_TO_ACTUARY'
         }
 
         const res = await RateDetailsFormSchema({'link-rates': true}).validate(badRateRev, {abortEarly: false})
diff --git a/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/RateDetailsSchema.ts b/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/RateDetailsSchema.ts
index feadd389e1..bcbb71fdd4 100644
--- a/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/RateDetailsSchema.ts
+++ b/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/RateDetailsSchema.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ const RateDetailsFormSchema = (activeFeatureFlags?: FeatureFlagSettings) => {
         rateForms: Yup.array().of(
             SingleRateCertSchema(activeFeatureFlags || {})
         ),
+        actuaryCommunicationPreference: Yup.string().required(
+            'You must select a communication preference'
+        )
     }):
     Yup.object().shape({
         rateInfos: Yup.array().of(
diff --git a/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/V2/RateDetailsV2.test.tsx b/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/V2/RateDetailsV2.test.tsx
index cc727afb1a..05287a6fc7 100644
--- a/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/V2/RateDetailsV2.test.tsx
+++ b/services/app-web/src/pages/StateSubmission/RateDetails/V2/RateDetailsV2.test.tsx
@@ -507,16 +507,11 @@ describe('RateDetailsv2', () => {
                 ).toBeInTheDocument()
                 expect(submitButton).toHaveAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true')
                 expect(
-                    screen.getByText('There are 2 errors on this page')
+                    screen.getByText('There is 1 error on this page')
                 ).toBeInTheDocument()
                 expect(
                     screen.getByText('You must select yes or no')
                 ).toBeInTheDocument()
-                expect(
-                    screen.getAllByText(
-                        'You must select a communication preference'
-                    )
-                ).toHaveLength(2)
             })
         })
     })