diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-apply-dialog/draft-apply-dialog.component.html b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-apply-dialog/draft-apply-dialog.component.html
index 3136ed2c09..d344e1b1de 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-apply-dialog/draft-apply-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-apply-dialog/draft-apply-dialog.component.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <h2 mat-dialog-title>{{ t("select_alternate_project") }}</h2>
       @if (!isAppOnline) {
         <mat-error class="offline-message">{{ t("connect_to_the_internet") }}</mat-error>
       }
-      @if (projectSelectValid && canEditProject) {
+      @if (isValid) {
         <div class="target-project-content">
           @if (targetChapters$ | async; as chapters) {
             <app-notice icon="warning" type="warning"
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-apply-dialog/draft-apply-dialog.component.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-apply-dialog/draft-apply-dialog.component.ts
index 3e77fa6e27..93f1985fa4 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-apply-dialog/draft-apply-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-apply-dialog/draft-apply-dialog.component.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export class DraftApplyDialogComponent implements OnInit {
   // the project id to add the draft to
   private targetProjectId?: string;
   private paratextIdToProjectId: Map<string, string> = new Map<string, string>();
+  isValid: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(
     @Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) private data: DraftApplyDialogConfig,
@@ -188,8 +189,11 @@ export class DraftApplyDialogComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   private validateProject(): void {
-    // setTimeout prevents a "changed after checked" exception
-    setTimeout(() => this.projectSelect?.customValidate(SFValidators.customValidator(this.getCustomErrorState())));
+    // setTimeout prevents a "changed after checked" exception (may be removable after SF-3014)
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.isValid = this.getCustomErrorState() === CustomErrorState.None;
+      this.projectSelect?.customValidate(SFValidators.customValidator(this.getCustomErrorState()));
+    });
   }
 
   private async chaptersWithTextAsync(project: SFProjectProfile): Promise<number> {