diff --git a/app/Config/Validation.php b/app/Config/Validation.php
index 1cff0424f4de..a254c1850015 100644
--- a/app/Config/Validation.php
+++ b/app/Config/Validation.php
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace Config;
 
+use CodeIgniter\Config\BaseConfig;
 use CodeIgniter\Validation\CreditCardRules;
 use CodeIgniter\Validation\FileRules;
 use CodeIgniter\Validation\FormatRules;
 use CodeIgniter\Validation\Rules;
 
-class Validation
+class Validation extends BaseConfig
 {
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Setup