diff --git a/server/routers/siteResource/createSiteResource.ts b/server/routers/siteResource/createSiteResource.ts
index 01f7a0d9c..1cf9c38d5 100644
--- a/server/routers/siteResource/createSiteResource.ts
+++ b/server/routers/siteResource/createSiteResource.ts
@@ -74,16 +74,14 @@ const createSiteResourceSchema = z
     .refine(
         (data) => {
             if (data.mode === "host") {
-                if (data.mode == "host") {
-                    // Check if it's a valid IP address using zod (v4 or v6)
-                    const isValidIP = z
-                        // .union([z.ipv4(), z.ipv6()])
-                        .union([z.ipv4()]) // for now lets just do ipv4 until we verify ipv6 works everywhere
-                        .safeParse(data.destination).success;
+                // Check if it's a valid IP address using zod (v4 or v6)
+                const isValidIP = z
+                    // .union([z.ipv4(), z.ipv6()])
+                    .union([z.ipv4()]) // for now lets just do ipv4 until we verify ipv6 works everywhere
+                    .safeParse(data.destination).success;
 
-                    if (isValidIP) {
-                        return true;
-                    }
+                if (isValidIP) {
+                    return true;
                 }
 
                 // Check if it's a valid domain (hostname pattern, TLD not required)
@@ -96,17 +94,12 @@ const createSiteResourceSchema = z
                     data.alias.trim() !== "";
 
                 return isValidDomain && isValidAlias; // require the alias to be set in the case of domain
-            }
-            return true;
-        },
-        {
-            message:
-                "Destination must be a valid IPV4 address or valid domain AND alias is required"
-        }
-    )
-    .refine(
-        (data) => {
-            if (data.mode === "cidr") {
+            } else if (data.mode === "http") {
+                // we have to have a domainId defined
+                if (!data.domainId) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            } else if (data.mode === "cidr") {
                 // Check if it's a valid CIDR (v4 or v6)
                 const isValidCIDR = z
                     .union([z.cidrv4(), z.cidrv6()])
@@ -116,7 +109,8 @@ const createSiteResourceSchema = z
             return true;
         },
         {
-            message: "Destination must be a valid CIDR notation for cidr mode"
+            message:
+                "Destination must be a valid IPV4 address or valid domain AND alias is required"
         }
     )
     .refine(
diff --git a/server/routers/siteResource/updateSiteResource.ts b/server/routers/siteResource/updateSiteResource.ts
index 8a3f93326..7f8ef3e25 100644
--- a/server/routers/siteResource/updateSiteResource.ts
+++ b/server/routers/siteResource/updateSiteResource.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ const updateSiteResourceSchema = z
                     data.alias.trim() !== "";
 
                 return isValidDomain && isValidAlias; // require the alias to be set in the case of domain
+            } else if (data.mode === "cidr" && data.destination) {
+                // Check if it's a valid CIDR (v4 or v6)
+                const isValidCIDR = z
+                    .union([z.cidrv4(), z.cidrv6()])
+                    .safeParse(data.destination).success;
+                return isValidCIDR;
+            } else if (data.mode === "http") {
+                // we have to have a domainId defined
+                if (!data.domainId) {
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
             return true;
         },
@@ -112,21 +123,6 @@ const updateSiteResourceSchema = z
                 "Destination must be a valid IP address or valid domain AND alias is required"
         }
     )
-    .refine(
-        (data) => {
-            if (data.mode === "cidr" && data.destination) {
-                // Check if it's a valid CIDR (v4 or v6)
-                const isValidCIDR = z
-                    .union([z.cidrv4(), z.cidrv6()])
-                    .safeParse(data.destination).success;
-                return isValidCIDR;
-            }
-            return true;
-        },
-        {
-            message: "Destination must be a valid CIDR notation for cidr mode"
-        }
-    )
     .refine(
         (data) => {
             if (data.mode !== "http") return true;