diff --git a/sc/source/core/data/validat.cxx b/sc/source/core/data/validat.cxx
index 09757b88d180..30980b11d2fa 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/data/validat.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/data/validat.cxx
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ bool ScValidationData::DoError(weld::Window* pParent, const OUString& rInput,
     if ( eErrorStyle == SC_VALERR_MACRO )
         return DoMacro(rPos, rInput, nullptr, pParent);
 
+    if (!bShowError)
+        return true;
+
     //  Output error message
 
     OUString aTitle = aErrorTitle;
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx b/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
index af4e01fec9ec..ce397be3f6cd 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
@@ -3158,7 +3158,7 @@ void ScInputHandler::EnterHandler( ScEnterMode nBlockMode, bool bBeforeSavingInL
     {
         ScDocument& rDoc = pActiveViewSh->GetViewData().GetDocument();
         const ScValidationData* pData = rDoc.GetValidationEntry( nValidation );
-        if (pData && pData->HasErrMsg())
+        if (pData)
         {
             // #i67990# don't use pLastPattern in EnterHandler
             const ScPatternAttr* pPattern = rDoc.GetPattern( aCursorPos.Col(), aCursorPos.Row(), aCursorPos.Tab() );
@@ -3199,6 +3199,7 @@ void ScInputHandler::EnterHandler( ScEnterMode nBlockMode, bool bBeforeSavingInL
 
                 if (pData->DoError(pActiveViewSh->GetFrameWeld(), aString, aCursorPos))
                     bForget = true;                 // Do not take over input
+
             }
         }
     }