diff --git a/electron/app/locales/en/webui.json b/electron/app/locales/en/webui.json
index 45e7ff2e4..f1c133f12 100644
--- a/electron/app/locales/en/webui.json
+++ b/electron/app/locales/en/webui.json
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
   "model-design-button-startWebLogicRemoteConsole": "Start WebLogic Remote Console",
   "model-design-hints-startWebLogicRemoteConsole": "Start the WebLogic Remote Console backend process",
 
+  "model-code-form-name": "Code View tab of the Model",
   "image-page-hints-createImage": "Create Primary Image",
   "image-page-button-createImage": "Create Primary Image",
   "image-page-hints-pushImage": "Push Primary Image to Registry",
@@ -1082,7 +1083,7 @@
   "model-page-hints-validateModel": "Validate Model Files",
   "model-page-button-prepareModel": "Prepare Model",
   "model-page-hints-prepareModel": "Prepare Model for Kubernetes",
-  "model-page-model-editor-contents": "Model Editor Contents",
+  "model-page-model-editor-contents": "Model Editor",
 
   "model-properties-table-aria-label": "Model Variables Editable Table",
   "model-properties-name-header": "Variable Name",
@@ -1351,7 +1352,8 @@
   "validation-helper-form-tab-and-field-name-message": "The {{fieldName}} field on the {{tabName}} tab of the {{formName}} page is invalid:",
   "validation-helper-form-tab-sub-tab-and-field-name-message": "The {{fieldName}} field on the {{tabName}}->{{subTabName}} tab of the {{formName}} page is invalid:",
   "validation-helper-validate-field-value-is-not-defined": "The field is required but its value is not defined.",
-  "validation-helper-validate-string-field-value-is-empty": "The field is required but its value contained no non-whitespace characters.",
+  "validation-helper-validate-string-field-value-is-empty": "The field is required but its value was empty.",
+  "validation-helper-validate-string-field-value-is-only-whitespace": "The field is required but its value contained no non-whitespace characters.",
   "validation-helper-validate-array-field-value-is-empty": "The field is required but the list is empty.",
   "validation-helper-field-error-message": "The {{fieldName}} field is invalid: {{error}}",
   "validation-helper-form-and-field-error-message": "The {{fieldName}} field on the {{formName}} page is invalid: {{error}}",
diff --git a/webui/src/js/models/wdt-model-definition.js b/webui/src/js/models/wdt-model-definition.js
index 28fd4e11d..e0f5cb0db 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/models/wdt-model-definition.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/models/wdt-model-definition.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ define(['knockout', 'utils/observable-properties', 'js-yaml', 'utils/validation-
         this.validateModel = (isRequired = true) => {
           let errors = [];
           if (isRequired) {
-            const emptyFieldError = validationHelper.validateRequiredField(this.modelContent());
+            const emptyFieldError = validationHelper.validateRequiredFieldContainsNonWhitespaceCharacters(this.modelContent());
             if (emptyFieldError) {
               errors.push(emptyFieldError);
             } else {
diff --git a/webui/src/js/utils/validation-helper.js b/webui/src/js/utils/validation-helper.js
index 4d2471b0c..904add4b8 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/utils/validation-helper.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/utils/validation-helper.js
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ function(i18n, Validator, ojvalidationError, RegExpValidator, LengthValidator, N
       return _validateRequiredFieldValue(currentValue);
     };
 
+    this.validateRequiredFieldContainsNonWhitespaceCharacters = (currentValue) => {
+      return _validateRequiredFieldValueContainsNonWhitespaceCharacters(currentValue);
+    };
+
     this.getRequiredFieldValidators = () => {
       return [
         {
@@ -349,6 +353,20 @@ function(i18n, Validator, ojvalidationError, RegExpValidator, LengthValidator, N
       return requiredMessage;
     }
 
+    function _validateRequiredFieldValueContainsNonWhitespaceCharacters(value) {
+      let nonWhiteSpaceRegex = /\w+/g;
+
+      let requiredMessage;
+      if (value === undefined || value === null) {
+        requiredMessage = i18n.t('validation-helper-validate-field-value-is-not-defined');
+      } else if (value === '') {
+        requiredMessage = i18n.t('validation-helper-validate-string-field-value-is-empty');
+      } else if (!value.match(nonWhiteSpaceRegex)) {
+        requiredMessage = i18n.t('validation-helper-validate-string-field-value-is-only-whitespace');
+      }
+      return requiredMessage;
+    }
+
     const K8S_CPU_REGEX = [ /^[1-9]\d*[Mm]?$/, /^\d+(\.\d{1,3})?$/, /^0\.\d{1,3}$/ ];
     const K8S_CPU_HELP_URL = 'https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/#meaning-of-cpu';
     function _validateK8sCpuValue(value) {
diff --git a/webui/src/js/utils/wdt-actions-base.js b/webui/src/js/utils/wdt-actions-base.js
index 9ba3924a0..840d419d3 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/utils/wdt-actions-base.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/utils/wdt-actions-base.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ define(['utils/wkt-actions-base', 'utils/validation-helper', 'utils/dialog-helpe
           validationHelper.validateRequiredField(this.project.settings.oracleHome.value), settingsFormConfig);
 
         const modelFormConfig = validationObject.getDefaultConfigObject();
-        modelFormConfig.formName = 'model-design-form-name';
+        modelFormConfig.formName = 'model-code-form-name';
         validationObject.addField('model-page-model-editor-contents',
           this.project.wdtModel.validateModel(true), modelFormConfig);