diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/data-type/repository/detail/data-type-detail.server.data-source.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/data-type/repository/detail/data-type-detail.server.data-source.ts
index f0eb179c63..0902e37c11 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/data-type/repository/detail/data-type-detail.server.data-source.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/data-type/repository/detail/data-type-detail.server.data-source.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export class UmbDataTypeServerDataSource implements UmbDetailDataSource<UmbDataT
 	async update(model: UmbDataTypeDetailModel) {
 		if (!model.unique) throw new Error('Unique is missing');
 		if (!model.editorAlias) throw new Error('Property Editor Alias is missing');
+		if (!model.editorUiAlias) throw new Error('Property Editor UI Alias is missing');
 
 		// TODO: make data mapper to prevent errors
 		const requestBody: UpdateDataTypeRequestModel = {