diff --git a/python/morpheus/morpheus/config.py b/python/morpheus/morpheus/config.py
index 2bc589a186..16ba6ed86d 100644
--- a/python/morpheus/morpheus/config.py
+++ b/python/morpheus/morpheus/config.py
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ def freeze(self):
         """
         self._check_cpp_mode(fix_mis_match=not self.frozen)
         if not self.frozen:
+            self._validate_config()
             self.frozen = True
 
     def _check_cpp_mode(self, fix_mis_match: bool = False):
@@ -267,7 +268,6 @@ def pipeline_batch_size(self):
     @pipeline_batch_size.setter
     def pipeline_batch_size(self, value: int):
         self._pipeline_batch_size = value
-        self._validate_config()
 
     @property
     def model_max_batch_size(self):
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ def model_max_batch_size(self):
     @model_max_batch_size.setter
     def model_max_batch_size(self, value: int):
         self._model_max_batch_size = value
-        self._validate_config()
 
     def _validate_config(self):
         if self._pipeline_batch_size < self._model_max_batch_size:
diff --git a/tests/morpheus/test_config.py b/tests/morpheus/test_config.py
index 746acf3771..9ebce02c8b 100755
--- a/tests/morpheus/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/morpheus/test_config.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ def test_warning_model_batch_size_less_than_pipeline_batch_size(caplog: pytest.L
     config.pipeline_batch_size = 256
     with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
         config.model_max_batch_size = 257
+        config.freeze()
         assert len(caplog.records) == 1
         import re
         assert re.match(".*pipeline_batch_size < model_max_batch_size.*", caplog.records[0].message) is not None
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ def test_warning_pipeline_batch_size_less_than_model_batch_size(caplog: pytest.L
     config.model_max_batch_size = 8
     with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
         config.pipeline_batch_size = 7
+        config.freeze()
         assert len(caplog.records) == 1
         import re
         assert re.match(".*pipeline_batch_size < model_max_batch_size.*", caplog.records[0].message) is not None