diff --git a/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/models/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/dsl/controller/validator/EmptyProcessChain.md2 b/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/models/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/dsl/controller/validator/EmptyProcessChain.md2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8473b794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/models/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/dsl/controller/validator/EmptyProcessChain.md2
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package TestProject.controllers
+
+WorkflowElement Test {
+    defaultProcessChain TestChain
+    
+    onInit {
+        action CustomAction init {
+        
+        }
+    }
+    
+    processChain TestChain {
+    
+    }
+}
diff --git a/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/dsl/controller/validator/ValidatorTests.xtend b/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/dsl/controller/validator/ValidatorTests.xtend
index 82202df7..ee9040ac 100644
--- a/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/dsl/controller/validator/ValidatorTests.xtend
+++ b/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/dsl/controller/validator/ValidatorTests.xtend
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import de.wwu.md2.framework.mD2.Validator
 import java.util.List
 import de.wwu.md2.framework.mD2.CustomAction
 import de.wwu.md2.framework.mD2.ValidatorBindingTask
+import de.wwu.md2.framework.mD2.MD2Package
+import de.wwu.md2.framework.validation.ControllerValidator
+import de.wwu.md2.framework.mD2.WorkflowElement
 
 @InjectWith(typeof(MD2InjectorProvider))
 @RunWith(typeof(XtextRunner))
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ class ValidatorTests {
 	MD2Model viewModel;
 	MD2Model rootValidatorModel; 
 	MD2Model inputFieldValidatorModel; 
+	MD2Model emptyProcessChainModel;
 	ResourceSet rs;
 	
 	private EList<ControllerElement> elements;
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ class ValidatorTests {
 		mainModel = BASIC_CONTROLLER_M.load.parse(rs);
 		rootValidatorModel = VALIDATOR_COMPONENT_C.load.parse(rs);
 		inputFieldValidatorModel = INPUT_FIELD_VALIDATOR_COMPONENT_C.load.parse(rs);
+		emptyProcessChainModel = EMPTY_PROCESS_CHAIN_C.load.parse;
 		
 		elements = (rootValidatorModel.modelLayer as Controller).controllerElements;
 		validators = elements.filter(typeof(Validator)).toList;
@@ -101,7 +106,12 @@ class ValidatorTests {
 		1.assertEquals(tasks.get(1).validators.size);
 		1.assertEquals(tasks.get(2).validators.size);
 		1.assertEquals(tasks.get(3).validators.size);
-	} 
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	def checkForEmptyProcessChainsTest(){
+	    emptyProcessChainModel.assertWarning(MD2Package::eINSTANCE.processChain, ControllerValidator::EMPTYPROCESSCHAIN);
+	}
 	
 	
 }
diff --git a/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/utils/ModelProvider.java b/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/utils/ModelProvider.java
index 2ac4597d..98696ab6 100644
--- a/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/utils/ModelProvider.java
+++ b/de.wwu.md2.framework.tests/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/tests/utils/ModelProvider.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class ModelProvider {
 	public static final String VALIDATOR_COMPONENT_C = "dsl/controller/validator/RootValidators.md2";
 
 	public static final String INPUT_FIELD_VALIDATOR_COMPONENT_C = "dsl/controller/validator/InputFieldValidators.md2";
+	
+	public static final String EMPTY_PROCESS_CHAIN_C = "dsl/controller/validator/EmptyProcessChain.md2";
 
 	//********Validator*****//
 	
diff --git a/de.wwu.md2.framework/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/validation/ControllerValidator.xtend b/de.wwu.md2.framework/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/validation/ControllerValidator.xtend
index 58661230..9aea410b 100644
--- a/de.wwu.md2.framework/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/validation/ControllerValidator.xtend
+++ b/de.wwu.md2.framework/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/validation/ControllerValidator.xtend
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ class ControllerValidator extends AbstractMD2JavaValidator {
 	@Inject
     override register(EValidatorRegistrar registrar) {
         // nothing to do
-    }   
+    }
+    
+    public static final String EMPTYPROCESSCHAIN = "emptyProcessChain";
     
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	/// Action Validators
@@ -263,5 +265,18 @@ class ControllerValidator extends AbstractMD2JavaValidator {
 			val error = '''No subsequent step! Cannot define 'proceed' operation on last processChain step.'''
 			acceptError(error, next, null, -1, null);
 		}
-	}	
+	}
+	
+	/**
+     * Avoid empty processChains.
+     * @param processChain
+     */
+    @Check
+    def checkForEmptyProcessChains(ProcessChain processChain) {
+        if(processChain.processChainSteps.empty) {
+            acceptWarning("No processChain steps are defined for this processChain. A processChain should have at least one step showing a view.",
+                    processChain, null, -1, EMPTYPROCESSCHAIN);
+        }
+    }
+	
 }
diff --git a/de.wwu.md2.framework/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/validation/LegacyValidator.java b/de.wwu.md2.framework/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/validation/LegacyValidator.java
index f0afbce6..2d6f32a9 100644
--- a/de.wwu.md2.framework/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/validation/LegacyValidator.java
+++ b/de.wwu.md2.framework/src/de/wwu/md2/framework/validation/LegacyValidator.java
@@ -450,18 +450,6 @@ public void checkAbstractViewGUIElementRef_Path(AbstractViewGUIElementRef abstra
 		}
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * Avoid empty processChains.
-	 * @param processChain
-	 */
-	@Check
-	public void checkForEmptyProcessChains(ProcessChain processChain) {
-		if(processChain.getProcessChainSteps().isEmpty()) {
-			acceptWarning("No processChain steps are defined for this processChain. Such processChains have no effect and should be omitted.",
-					processChain, null, -1, null);
-		}
-	}
-	
 	/**
 	 * This validator avoids the assignment of none-toMany content providers (providing X[]) to ContentProviderAddActions.
 	 * @param addAction