diff --git a/src/components/common/useForm.ts b/src/components/common/useForm.ts
index 47f8892..c8bb7ca 100644
--- a/src/components/common/useForm.ts
+++ b/src/components/common/useForm.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import Joi from "joi";
 import { GeneralIdRef } from "../../utils/GeneralIdRef";
 import {
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   Glossary,
 } from "../../modules/manager/glossary/services/glossaryService";
 import { InputType } from "./Input";
+import { TaskDefinition } from "../../modules/manager/workflowTemplates/services/WorkflowTemplateService";
 
 export interface FormError {
   [key: string]: string;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export interface FormData {
     | boolean
     | CustomFieldValue[]
     | GeneralIdRef
+    | TaskDefinition
     | CustomField[]
     | bigint
     | Glossary
@@ -623,44 +625,85 @@ export const useForm = (initialState: FormState): UseFormReturn => {
   }, [setupNavigationGuard]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!wasLoadedRef.current && state.loaded) {
+    const becameLoaded = !wasLoadedRef.current && state.loaded;
+
+    if (becameLoaded) {
+      // Snapshot initial data
       initialDataRef.current = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(state.data));
+
+      // Trigger validation immediately after load
+      Promise.resolve().then(() => {
+        const errors = validate(state.data);
+        setState({ errors });
+      });
     }
 
     wasLoadedRef.current = state.loaded;
-  }, [state.loaded, state.data]);
+  }, [state.loaded, state.data, validate, setState]);
+
+  const api = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      state,
+      schema: schemaRef.current,
+      validate,
+      GetCustomFieldValues,
+      CustomFieldValues,
+      setCustomFieldValues,
+      getCustomFieldType,
+      handleSubmit,
+      handleGeneralError,
+      handleChange,
+      handleTextAreaChange,
+      handleCustomFieldChange,
+      handleTemplateEditorChange,
+      handleSelectChange,
+      handlePickerChange,
+      handleDomainPickerChange,
+      handleGlossaryPickerChange,
+      handleTemplateFormPickerChange,
+      handleUserPickerChange,
+      handleSsoProviderPickerChange,
+      handleToggleChange,
+      handleTasksChange,
+      setState,
+      hasUnsavedChanges,
+      markAsSaved,
+      setupNavigationGuard,
+      enableReactRouterGuard,
+      disableReactRouterGuard,
+      routerGuardEnabledRef,
+    }),
+    [
+      state,
+      validate,
+      GetCustomFieldValues,
+      CustomFieldValues,
+      setCustomFieldValues,
+      getCustomFieldType,
+      handleSubmit,
+      handleGeneralError,
+      handleChange,
+      handleTextAreaChange,
+      handleCustomFieldChange,
+      handleTemplateEditorChange,
+      handleSelectChange,
+      handlePickerChange,
+      handleDomainPickerChange,
+      handleGlossaryPickerChange,
+      handleTemplateFormPickerChange,
+      handleUserPickerChange,
+      handleSsoProviderPickerChange,
+      handleToggleChange,
+      handleTasksChange,
+      setState,
+      hasUnsavedChanges,
+      markAsSaved,
+      setupNavigationGuard,
+      enableReactRouterGuard,
+      disableReactRouterGuard,
+    ],
+  );
 
-  const api: any = {
-    state,
-    schema: schemaRef.current,
-    validate,
-    GetCustomFieldValues,
-    CustomFieldValues,
-    setCustomFieldValues,
-    getCustomFieldType,
-    handleSubmit,
-    handleGeneralError,
-    handleChange,
-    handleTextAreaChange,
-    handleCustomFieldChange,
-    handleTemplateEditorChange,
-    handleSelectChange,
-    handlePickerChange,
-    handleDomainPickerChange,
-    handleGlossaryPickerChange,
-    handleTemplateFormPickerChange,
-    handleUserPickerChange,
-    handleSsoProviderPickerChange,
-    handleToggleChange,
-    handleTasksChange,
-    setState,
-    hasUnsavedChanges,
-    markAsSaved,
-    setupNavigationGuard,
-    enableReactRouterGuard,
-    disableReactRouterGuard,
-    routerGuardEnabledRef,
-  };
   Object.defineProperty(api, "schema", {
     get: () => schemaRef.current,
     set: (value: joiSchema) => {