diff --git a/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py b/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py
index 23304e14..c1fe43bc 100644
--- a/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py
+++ b/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py
@@ -142,32 +142,30 @@ class SaveFinancialVerificationDraft(FinancialVerificationBase):
         valid = True
 
         if not form.validate_draft():
-            valid = False
-
-        if (
-            valid
-            and form.pe_id.data
-            and not self.pe_validator.validate(self.request, form.pe_id.data)
-        ):
-            self._apply_pe_number_error(form.pe_id)
-            valid = False
-
-        if (
-            valid
-            and form.task_order_number.data
-            and not self.task_order_validator.validate(form.task_order_number.data)
-        ):
-            self._apply_task_order_number_error(form.task_order_number)
-            valid = False
-
-        if not valid:
             form.reset()
             raise FormValidationError(form)
-        else:
-            updated_request = Requests.update_financial_verification(
-                self.request.id, form.data
-            )
+
+        if form.pe_id.data and not self.pe_validator.validate(
+            self.request, form.pe_id.data
+        ):
+            valid = False
+            self._apply_pe_number_error(form.pe_id)
+
+        if form.task_order_number.data and not self.task_order_validator.validate(
+            form.task_order_number.data
+        ):
+            valid = False
+            self._apply_task_order_number_error(form.task_order_number)
+
+        updated_request = Requests.update_financial_verification(
+            self.request.id, form.data
+        )
+
+        if valid:
             return {"request": updated_request}
+        else:
+            form.reset()
+            raise FormValidationError(form)
 
 
 @requests_bp.route("/requests/verify/<string:request_id>", methods=["GET"])
diff --git a/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py b/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py
index 7863b834..c2e22da2 100644
--- a/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py
+++ b/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py
@@ -48,16 +48,6 @@ FalseValidator = MagicMock()
 FalseValidator.validate = MagicMock(return_value=False)
 
 
-class MockPEValidator(object):
-    def validate(self, request, field):
-        return True
-
-
-class MockTaskOrderValidator(object):
-    def validate(self, field):
-        return True
-
-
 def test_update(fv_data):
     request = RequestFactory.create()
     user = UserFactory.create()
@@ -171,3 +161,16 @@ def test_save_draft_with_invalid_pe_number(fv_data):
 
     with pytest.raises(FormValidationError):
         assert save_draft.execute()
+
+
+def test_save_draft_re_enter_pe_number(fv_data):
+    request = RequestFactory.create()
+    user = UserFactory.create()
+    data = {**fv_data, "pe_id": "0101228M"}
+    save_fv = SaveFinancialVerificationDraft(
+        PENumberValidator(), TrueValidator, user, request, data, is_extended=False
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(FormValidationError):
+        save_fv.execute()
+    response_context = save_fv.execute()