diff --git a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/AndroidTestEnvironmentCommand.kt b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/AndroidTestEnvironmentCommand.kt
index 9b7f360fc0..4b7796e5bc 100644
--- a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/AndroidTestEnvironmentCommand.kt
+++ b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/AndroidTestEnvironmentCommand.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog.localesAsTable
 import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog.supportedOrientationsAsTable
 import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog.supportedVersionsAsTable
 import ftl.args.AndroidArgs
-import ftl.args.validate
 import ftl.config.FtlConstants
 import ftl.environment.ipBlocksListAsTable
 import ftl.environment.networkConfigurationAsTable
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 )
 class AndroidTestEnvironmentCommand : Runnable {
     override fun run() {
-        val projectId = AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).validate().project
+        val projectId = AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).project
         println(devicesCatalogAsTable(projectId))
         println(supportedVersionsAsTable(projectId))
         println(localesAsTable(projectId))
diff --git a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/configuration/AndroidLocalesDescribeCommand.kt b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/configuration/AndroidLocalesDescribeCommand.kt
index c56ee5bf13..9c588d3add 100644
--- a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/configuration/AndroidLocalesDescribeCommand.kt
+++ b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/configuration/AndroidLocalesDescribeCommand.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ftl.cli.firebase.test.android.configuration
 
 import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog.getLocaleDescription
 import ftl.args.AndroidArgs
-import ftl.args.validate
 import ftl.config.FtlConstants
 import ftl.run.exception.FlankConfigurationError
 import picocli.CommandLine
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 class AndroidLocalesDescribeCommand : Runnable {
     override fun run() {
         if (locale.isBlank()) throw FlankConfigurationError("Argument LOCALE must be specified.")
-        print(getLocaleDescription(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).validate().project, locale))
+        print(getLocaleDescription(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).project, locale))
     }
 
     @CommandLine.Parameters(
diff --git a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/configuration/AndroidLocalesListCommand.kt b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/configuration/AndroidLocalesListCommand.kt
index 43caf7f892..a7d8c31247 100644
--- a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/configuration/AndroidLocalesListCommand.kt
+++ b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/configuration/AndroidLocalesListCommand.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ftl.cli.firebase.test.android.configuration
 
 import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog
 import ftl.args.AndroidArgs
-import ftl.args.validate
 import ftl.config.FtlConstants
 import picocli.CommandLine
 import java.nio.file.Paths
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 )
 class AndroidLocalesListCommand : Runnable {
     override fun run() {
-        println(AndroidCatalog.localesAsTable(projectId = AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).validate().project))
+        println(AndroidCatalog.localesAsTable(projectId = AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).project))
     }
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = ["-c", "--config"], description = ["YAML config file path"])
diff --git a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/models/AndroidModelDescribeCommand.kt b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/models/AndroidModelDescribeCommand.kt
index 2fd2d09b49..b036af4f25 100644
--- a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/models/AndroidModelDescribeCommand.kt
+++ b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/models/AndroidModelDescribeCommand.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ftl.cli.firebase.test.android.models
 
 import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog
 import ftl.args.AndroidArgs
-import ftl.args.validate
 import ftl.config.FtlConstants
 import ftl.run.exception.FlankConfigurationError
 import picocli.CommandLine
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 class AndroidModelDescribeCommand : Runnable {
     override fun run() {
         if (modelId.isBlank()) throw FlankConfigurationError("Argument MODEL_ID must be specified.")
-        println(AndroidCatalog.describeModel(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).validate().project, modelId))
+        println(AndroidCatalog.describeModel(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).project, modelId))
     }
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = ["-c", "--config"], description = ["YAML config file path"])
diff --git a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/models/AndroidModelsListCommand.kt b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/models/AndroidModelsListCommand.kt
index 5178638a3a..60ea398f3a 100644
--- a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/models/AndroidModelsListCommand.kt
+++ b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/models/AndroidModelsListCommand.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ftl.cli.firebase.test.android.models
 
 import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog
 import ftl.args.AndroidArgs
-import ftl.args.validate
 import ftl.config.FtlConstants
 import picocli.CommandLine
 import java.nio.file.Paths
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 )
 class AndroidModelsListCommand : Runnable {
     override fun run() {
-        println(AndroidCatalog.devicesCatalogAsTable(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).validate().project))
+        println(AndroidCatalog.devicesCatalogAsTable(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).project))
     }
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = ["-c", "--config"], description = ["YAML config file path"])
diff --git a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/orientations/AndroidOrientationsListCommand.kt b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/orientations/AndroidOrientationsListCommand.kt
index ef4f4962a2..50a8f0200f 100644
--- a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/orientations/AndroidOrientationsListCommand.kt
+++ b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/orientations/AndroidOrientationsListCommand.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ftl.cli.firebase.test.android.orientations
 
 import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog
 import ftl.args.AndroidArgs
-import ftl.args.validate
 import ftl.config.FtlConstants
 import picocli.CommandLine
 import java.nio.file.Paths
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 )
 class AndroidOrientationsListCommand : Runnable {
     override fun run() {
-        println(AndroidCatalog.supportedOrientationsAsTable(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).validate().project))
+        println(AndroidCatalog.supportedOrientationsAsTable(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).project))
     }
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = ["-c", "--config"], description = ["YAML config file path"])
diff --git a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/versions/AndroidVersionsDescribeCommand.kt b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/versions/AndroidVersionsDescribeCommand.kt
index 1d432d9497..6d27d74009 100644
--- a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/versions/AndroidVersionsDescribeCommand.kt
+++ b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/versions/AndroidVersionsDescribeCommand.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ftl.cli.firebase.test.android.versions
 
 import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog
 import ftl.args.AndroidArgs
-import ftl.args.validate
 import ftl.config.FtlConstants
 import ftl.run.exception.FlankConfigurationError
 import picocli.CommandLine
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 class AndroidVersionsDescribeCommand : Runnable {
     override fun run() {
         if (versionId.isBlank()) throw FlankConfigurationError("Argument VERSION_ID must be specified.")
-        println(AndroidCatalog.describeSoftwareVersion(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).validate().project, versionId))
+        println(AndroidCatalog.describeSoftwareVersion(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).project, versionId))
     }
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = ["-c", "--config"], description = ["YAML config file path"])
diff --git a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/versions/AndroidVersionsListCommand.kt b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/versions/AndroidVersionsListCommand.kt
index 8dc9bfb1c1..086c5a6cba 100644
--- a/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/versions/AndroidVersionsListCommand.kt
+++ b/test_runner/src/main/kotlin/ftl/cli/firebase/test/android/versions/AndroidVersionsListCommand.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ftl.cli.firebase.test.android.versions
 
 import ftl.android.AndroidCatalog.supportedVersionsAsTable
 import ftl.args.AndroidArgs
-import ftl.args.validate
 import ftl.config.FtlConstants
 import picocli.CommandLine
 import java.nio.file.Paths
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 )
 class AndroidVersionsListCommand : Runnable {
     override fun run() {
-        println(supportedVersionsAsTable(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).validate().project))
+        println(supportedVersionsAsTable(AndroidArgs.loadOrDefault(Paths.get(configPath)).project))
     }
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = ["-c", "--config"], description = ["YAML config file path"])
diff --git a/test_runner/src/test/kotlin/ftl/args/AndroidArgsTest.kt b/test_runner/src/test/kotlin/ftl/args/AndroidArgsTest.kt
index f28798c76d..5b0b11e6b1 100644
--- a/test_runner/src/test/kotlin/ftl/args/AndroidArgsTest.kt
+++ b/test_runner/src/test/kotlin/ftl/args/AndroidArgsTest.kt
@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@ AndroidArgs
           test: $testApk
           project: a
       """
-        assertThat(AndroidArgs.load(yaml).validate().project).isEqualTo("a")
-        assertThat(AndroidArgs.load(yaml, cli).validate().project).isEqualTo("b")
+        assertThat(AndroidArgs.load(yaml).project).isEqualTo("a")
+        assertThat(AndroidArgs.load(yaml, cli).project).isEqualTo("b")
     }
 
     @Test