diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/PathValidator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/PathValidator.cs
index 13da8a937..6bf9af49e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/PathValidator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/PathValidator.cs
@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@ public class PathValidator : PropertyValidator
 
         protected override bool IsValid(PropertyValidatorContext context)
         {
-            if (context.PropertyValue == null)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
+            context.MessageFormatter.AppendArgument("path", context.PropertyValue?.ToString());
 
-            context.MessageFormatter.AppendArgument("path", context.PropertyValue.ToString());
-
-            return context.PropertyValue.ToString().IsPathValid(PathValidationType.CurrentOs);
+            return context.PropertyValue != null && context.PropertyValue.ToString().IsPathValid(PathValidationType.CurrentOs);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderExistsValidator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderExistsValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b4c4e7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderExistsValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using FluentValidation.Validators;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
+using NzbDrone.Core.RootFolders;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Validation.Paths
+{
+    public class RootFolderExistsValidator : PropertyValidator
+    {
+        private readonly IRootFolderService _rootFolderService;
+
+        public RootFolderExistsValidator(IRootFolderService rootFolderService)
+        {
+            _rootFolderService = rootFolderService;
+        }
+
+        protected override string GetDefaultMessageTemplate() => "Root folder '{path}' does not exist";
+
+        protected override bool IsValid(PropertyValidatorContext context)
+        {
+            context.MessageFormatter.AppendArgument("path", context.PropertyValue?.ToString());
+
+            return context.PropertyValue == null || _rootFolderService.All().Exists(r => r.Path.PathEquals(context.PropertyValue.ToString()));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderValidator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderValidator.cs
index 7f3db8ed3..95067cd6f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderValidator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/Paths/RootFolderValidator.cs
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ public RootFolderValidator(IRootFolderService rootFolderService)
 
         protected override bool IsValid(PropertyValidatorContext context)
         {
+            context.MessageFormatter.AppendArgument("path", context.PropertyValue?.ToString());
+
             if (context.PropertyValue == null)
             {
                 return true;
             }
 
-            context.MessageFormatter.AppendArgument("path", context.PropertyValue.ToString());
-
             return !_rootFolderService.All().Exists(r => r.Path.PathEquals(context.PropertyValue.ToString()));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Radarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListController.cs b/src/Radarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListController.cs
index 4e39eeafb..f41bfab08 100644
--- a/src/Radarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListController.cs
+++ b/src/Radarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListController.cs
@@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ public class ImportListController : ProviderControllerBase<ImportListResource, I
         public static readonly ImportListResourceMapper ResourceMapper = new ();
         public static readonly ImportListBulkResourceMapper BulkResourceMapper = new ();
 
-        public ImportListController(IImportListFactory importListFactory, QualityProfileExistsValidator qualityProfileExistsValidator)
+        public ImportListController(IImportListFactory importListFactory, RootFolderExistsValidator rootFolderExistsValidator, QualityProfileExistsValidator qualityProfileExistsValidator)
             : base(importListFactory, "importlist", ResourceMapper, BulkResourceMapper)
         {
-            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.RootFolderPath).IsValidPath();
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.MinimumAvailability).NotNull();
-            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.QualityProfileId).ValidId();
-            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.QualityProfileId).SetValidator(qualityProfileExistsValidator);
+
+            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.RootFolderPath).Cascade(CascadeMode.Stop)
+                .IsValidPath()
+                .SetValidator(rootFolderExistsValidator);
+
+            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.QualityProfileId).Cascade(CascadeMode.Stop)
+                .ValidId()
+                .SetValidator(qualityProfileExistsValidator);
         }
     }
 }