diff --git a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go
index 395e26a10fb628..7bff9e313925e7 100644
--- a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go
+++ b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ func (r *ApplicationSetReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 	}
 
 	requeueAfter := r.getMinRequeueAfter(&applicationSetInfo)
-	logCtx.WithField("requeueAfter", requeueAfter).Info("end reconcile")
 
 	if len(validateErrors) == 0 {
 		if err := r.setApplicationSetStatusCondition(ctx,
@@ -314,8 +313,13 @@ func (r *ApplicationSetReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 		); err != nil {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}
+	} else if requeueAfter == time.Duration(0) {
+		// Ensure that the request is requeued if there are validation errors.
+		requeueAfter = ReconcileRequeueOnValidationError
 	}
 
+	logCtx.WithField("requeueAfter", requeueAfter).Info("end reconcile")
+
 	return ctrl.Result{
 		RequeueAfter: requeueAfter,
 	}, nil
diff --git a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go
index 9fdc8b04348796..3c3ce3ef57747a 100644
--- a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go
+++ b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go
@@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@ func TestReconcilerValidationErrorBehaviour(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that on validation error, no error is returned, but the object is requeued
 	res, err := r.Reconcile(context.Background(), req)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, res.RequeueAfter == 0)
+	assert.True(t, res.RequeueAfter == ReconcileRequeueOnValidationError)
 
 	var app v1alpha1.Application