diff --git a/maven-plugins/helidon-archetype-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/maven/archetype/JarMojo.java b/maven-plugins/helidon-archetype-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/maven/archetype/JarMojo.java
index b8840ab18..d8975c50a 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/helidon-archetype-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/maven/archetype/JarMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/helidon-archetype-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/maven/archetype/JarMojo.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, 2025 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ private void processEntryPoint(Path outputDir) throws MojoExecutionException, IO
                 throw new MojoExecutionException("Cannot generate custom entry-point, main.xml already exists");
             }
             Converter.convert(entrypoint, main);
-            validateSchema(outputDir, "main.xml").ifPresent(getLog()::error);
         }
     }
 
@@ -250,6 +249,7 @@ private void validateEntryPoint(Path outputDir) throws MojoExecutionException {
         System.setProperty(MAVEN_URL_REPO_PROPERTY, session.getLocalRepository().getBasedir());
         Path script = VirtualFileSystem.create(outputDir).getPath("/").resolve("main.xml");
         List<String> errors = Validator.validateArchetype(script);
+        validateSchema(outputDir, "main.xml").ifPresent(errors::add);
         if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
             errors.forEach(getLog()::error);
             throw new MojoExecutionException("Validation failed");