diff --git a/ui/src/app/admin/container/NewGroup.js b/ui/src/app/admin/container/NewGroup.js
index b03e7299d..433990acf 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/admin/container/NewGroup.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/admin/container/NewGroup.js
@@ -64,13 +64,15 @@ export function NewGroup() {
                         {(schema) => 
                         <FormManager initial={{}}>
                             {(data, errors) =>
-                            <GroupForm
+                            <>
+                                <GroupForm
                                 group={data}
                                 errors={errors}
                                 schema={schema}
                                 loading={loading}
                                 onSave={(data) => save(data)}
-                                onCancel={() => cancel()} />}
+                                onCancel={() => cancel()} />
+                            </>}
                         </FormManager> }
                     </Schema>
                 </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/admin/hooks.js b/ui/src/app/admin/hooks.js
index 66922a97c..b2c63a7c3 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/admin/hooks.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/admin/hooks.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function useGroupUiSchema () {
 
 export function useGroupUiValidator() {
     return (formData, errors) => {
-        if (!isNil(formData?.validationRegex)) {
+        if (!isNil(formData?.validationRegex) && formData?.validationRegex !== '') {
             const isValid = isValidRegex(formData.validationRegex);
             if (!isValid) {
                 errors.validationRegex.addError('message.invalid-regex-pattern');