diff --git a/ui/css/cloudstack3.css b/ui/css/cloudstack3.css
index 5f1b15c99ab..943510307d1 100644
--- a/ui/css/cloudstack3.css
+++ b/ui/css/cloudstack3.css
@@ -4928,6 +4928,10 @@ label.error {
   margin: 0 0 0 11px;
 }
 
+.multi-wizard.instance-wizard .select-network .select.new-network label.error {
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
 .multi-wizard.instance-wizard .select-network .select.new-network .secondary-input {
   width: 97px;
   padding: 13px 0 17px;
diff --git a/ui/index.jsp b/ui/index.jsp
index a88eed611ea..f31407e60d9 100644
--- a/ui/index.jsp
+++ b/ui/index.jsp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
                                 <div class="field name hide-if-unselected">
                                   <div class="name">Name</div>
                                   <div class="value">
-                                    <input type="text" name="new-network-name" />
+                                    <input type="text" class="required" name="new-network-name" />
                                   </div>
                                 </div>
 
diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/instanceWizard.js b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/instanceWizard.js
index c5c6491a8be..461a074ffca 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/instanceWizard.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/instanceWizard.js
@@ -583,7 +583,11 @@
 
           // Next button
           if ($target.closest('div.button.next').size()) {
-            if (!$form.valid()) return false;
+            if (!$form.valid()) {
+              if ($form.find('input.error:visible, select.error:visible').size()) {
+                return false;
+              }
+            }
 
             showStep($steps.filter(':visible').index() + 2);