diff --git a/megameklab/src/megameklab/ui/MenuBar.java b/megameklab/src/megameklab/ui/MenuBar.java
index 7603ddf6a..e5ac97126 100644
--- a/megameklab/src/megameklab/ui/MenuBar.java
+++ b/megameklab/src/megameklab/ui/MenuBar.java
@@ -362,7 +362,10 @@ private JMenu createPDFUnitExportMenu() {
         final JMenuItem miExportCurrentUnitToPDF = new JMenuItem(resources.getString("CurrentUnit.text"));
         miExportCurrentUnitToPDF.setName("miExportCurrentUnitToPDF");
         miExportCurrentUnitToPDF.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_U);
-        miExportCurrentUnitToPDF.addActionListener(evt -> UnitPrintManager.exportEntity(owner.getEntity(), owner.getFrame()));
+        miExportCurrentUnitToPDF.addActionListener(evt -> {
+            warnOnInvalid();
+            UnitPrintManager.exportEntity(owner.getEntity(), owner.getFrame());
+        });
         miExportCurrentUnitToPDF.setEnabled(isUnitGui());
         pdfUnitExportMenu.add(miExportCurrentUnitToPDF);
 
@@ -447,6 +450,7 @@ private JMenu createClipboardUnitExportMenu() {
         miExportCurrentUnitToClipboard.setName("miExportCurrentUnitToClipboard");
         miExportCurrentUnitToClipboard.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_U);
         miExportCurrentUnitToClipboard.addActionListener(evt -> {
+            warnOnInvalid();
             StringSelection stringSelection = new StringSelection(entitySummaryText(false));
             Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(stringSelection, this);
         });
@@ -468,7 +472,10 @@ private JMenu createPrintMenu() {
         miPrintCurrentUnit.setName("miPrintCurrentUnit");
         miPrintCurrentUnit.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_U);
         miPrintCurrentUnit.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_P, InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK));
-        miPrintCurrentUnit.addActionListener(evt -> UnitPrintManager.printEntity(owner.getEntity()));
+        miPrintCurrentUnit.addActionListener(evt -> {
+            warnOnInvalid();
+            UnitPrintManager.printEntity(owner.getEntity());
+        });
         miPrintCurrentUnit.setEnabled(isUnitGui());
         printMenu.add(miPrintCurrentUnit);
 
@@ -1030,10 +1037,7 @@ public boolean saveUnit() {
             LogManager.getLogger().error("Tried to save null entity.");
             return false;
         } else {
-            String validationResult = UnitUtil.validateUnit(entity);
-            if (!validationResult.isBlank()) {
-                PopupMessages.showUnitInvalidWarning(owner.getFrame(), validationResult);
-            }
+            warnOnInvalid();
         }
 
         UnitUtil.compactCriticals(entity);
@@ -1055,10 +1059,7 @@ public boolean saveUnit() {
     }
 
     private void saveUnitAs() {
-        String validationResult = UnitUtil.validateUnit(owner.getEntity());
-        if (!validationResult.isBlank()) {
-            PopupMessages.showUnitInvalidWarning(owner.getFrame(), validationResult);
-        }
+        warnOnInvalid();
 
         UnitUtil.compactCriticals(owner.getEntity());
         owner.refreshAll(); // The crits may have moved
@@ -1119,10 +1120,7 @@ private String entitySummaryText(boolean html) {
     }
 
     private void exportSummary(boolean html) {
-        String validationResult = UnitUtil.validateUnit(owner.getEntity());
-        if (!validationResult.isBlank()) {
-            PopupMessages.showUnitInvalidWarning(owner.getFrame(), validationResult);
-        }
+        warnOnInvalid();
 
         String unitName = owner.getEntity().getChassis() + ' ' + owner.getEntity().getModel();
 
@@ -1169,10 +1167,7 @@ private void loadUnitFromFile(int fileNumber) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            String validationResult = UnitUtil.validateUnit(loadedUnit);
-            if (!validationResult.isBlank()) {
-                PopupMessages.showUnitInvalidWarning(owner.getFrame(), validationResult);
-            }
+            warnOnInvalid(loadedUnit);
 
             newRecentUnit(unitFile.toString());
             if (isStartupGui() || (loadedUnit.getEntityType() != owner.getEntity().getEntityType())) {
@@ -1297,6 +1292,17 @@ public static void showUnitSpecs(Entity unit, JFrame frame) {
         }
     }
 
+    private void warnOnInvalid() {
+        warnOnInvalid(owner.getEntity());
+    }
+
+    private void warnOnInvalid(Entity entity) {
+        var report = UnitUtil.validateUnit(entity);
+        if (!report.isBlank()) {
+            PopupMessages.showUnitInvalidWarning(owner.getFrame(), report);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void showUnitWeightBreakDown(Entity entity, JFrame frame) {
         if (entity != null) {
             new WeightDisplayDialog(frame, entity).setVisible(true);