diff --git a/pkg/utils/kube/resource_ops.go b/pkg/utils/kube/resource_ops.go
index 47d144bc4f..f08a14141d 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/kube/resource_ops.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/kube/resource_ops.go
@@ -238,10 +238,6 @@ func (k *kubectlResourceOperations) ReplaceResource(ctx context.Context, obj *un
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := replaceOptions.Validate(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error validating replace options: %w", err)
-		}
-
 		return replaceOptions.Run(k.fact)
 	})
 }
@@ -433,6 +429,10 @@ func (k *kubectlServerSideDiffDryRunApplier) newApplyOptions(ioStreams genericcl
 	}
 
 	o.ForceConflicts = true
+
+	if err := o.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error validating options: %w", err)
+	}
 	return o, nil
 }
 
@@ -462,6 +462,10 @@ func (k *kubectlResourceOperations) newApplyOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.
 	if serverSideApply {
 		o.ForceConflicts = true
 	}
+
+	if err := o.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error validating options: %w", err)
+	}
 	return o, nil
 }
 
@@ -496,6 +500,10 @@ func (k *kubectlResourceOperations) newCreateOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions
 		return printer.PrintObj(obj, o.Out)
 	}
 	o.FilenameOptions.Filenames = []string{fileName}
+
+	if err := o.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error validating options: %w", err)
+	}
 	return o, nil
 }
 
@@ -551,6 +559,9 @@ func (k *kubectlResourceOperations) newReplaceOptions(config *rest.Config, f cmd
 		o.DeleteOptions.ForceDeletion = force
 	}
 
+	if err := o.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error validating options: %w", err)
+	}
 	return o, nil
 }
 
@@ -580,6 +591,10 @@ func newReconcileOptions(f cmdutil.Factory, kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset, fi
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error configuring printer: %w", err)
 	}
 	o.PrintObject = printer.PrintObj
+
+	if err := o.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error validating options: %w", err)
+	}
 	return o, nil
 }