diff --git a/gui/src/base-components/MultiStepsProvider/index.vue b/gui/src/base-components/MultiStepsProvider/index.vue
index f3a8b72..a55d5c2 100644
--- a/gui/src/base-components/MultiStepsProvider/index.vue
+++ b/gui/src/base-components/MultiStepsProvider/index.vue
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                     ? 'url(#successGradient)'
                     : 'none'
               "
-              :icon="isStageConnected(stage + 1) ? 'CheckCircle2' : 'Circle'"
+              :icon="hasError ? 'XCircle' : isStageConnected(stage + 1) ? 'CheckCircle2' : 'Circle'"
               class="w-8 h-8"
               :class="[
                 { 'text-danger': hasError },
@@ -196,46 +196,54 @@ const isPrevButtonDisabled = computed(() => {
 const prevButtonTooltip = computed(() => (isPrevButtonDisabled.value ? currentStage.value.prevButtonTooltip : ""))
 
 const toPreviousPage = async ({ rawNavigation }: { rawNavigation?: boolean } = {}) => {
-  const { componentV$, ...data } = currentStageRef.value || {}
-  const isComponentValid = !componentV$ || (await componentV$.value.$validate())
-  const isTitleValid = !props.v$ || (await props.v$.$validate())
-  if (isTitleValid && isComponentValid) {
-    clientErrorMessages.value = []
-    if (rawNavigation) {
-      currentStageName.value = currentStage.value.previous
+  const { componentV$, ...data } = currentStageRef.value || {};
+  const isComponentValid = !componentV$ || (await componentV$.value.$validate());
+  const isTitleValid = !props.v$ || (await props.v$.$validate());
+  try {
+    if (!isTitleValid || !isComponentValid) {
+      clientErrorMessages.value = componentV$.value.$errors.map(
+          (error: ErrorObject) => error.$propertyPath + ": " + error.$message
+      );
     } else {
-      const toPrev = () => (currentStageName.value = currentStage.value.previous)
-      // emits data handler if navigation requires it, here your api call may be implemented
-      await currentStage.value.onPrevPageClick?.(toPrev, data)
+      clientErrorMessages.value = [];
     }
-  } else {
-    // TODO: refactor messages and reinvent way of displaying
-    clientErrorMessages.value = componentV$.value.$errors.map(
-      (error: ErrorObject) => error.$propertyPath + ": " + error.$message
-    )
-  }
-}
+  } catch (error) {
+  } finally {
+      if (rawNavigation) {
+        currentStageName.value = currentStage.value.previous;
+      } else {
+        const toPrev = () => (currentStageName.value = currentStage.value.previous);
+        await currentStage.value.onPrevPageClick?.(toPrev, data);
+      }
+    }
+};
+
 
-// Navigates to next page only if current stage fields are valid
+// Navigates to next page regardless if current stage fields are valid
 const toNextPage = async ({ rawNavigation }: { rawNavigation?: boolean } = {}) => {
-  const { componentV$, ...data } = currentStageRef.value || {}
-  const isComponentValid = !componentV$ || (await componentV$.value.$validate())
-  const isTitleValid = !props.v$ || (await props.v$.$validate())
-  if (isTitleValid && isComponentValid) {
-    clientErrorMessages.value = []
+  const { componentV$, ...data } = currentStageRef.value || {};
+  const isComponentValid = !componentV$ || (await componentV$.value.$validate());
+  const isTitleValid = !props.v$ || (await props.v$.$validate());
+
+  try {
+    if (!isTitleValid || !isComponentValid) {
+      clientErrorMessages.value = componentV$.value.$errors.map(
+          (error: ErrorObject) => error.$propertyPath + ": " + error.$message
+      );
+    } else {
+      clientErrorMessages.value = [];
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Validation error:', error);
+  } finally {
     if (rawNavigation) {
-      currentStageName.value = currentStage.value.next
+      currentStageName.value = currentStage.value.next;
     } else {
-      const toNext = () => (currentStageName.value = currentStage.value.next)
-      // emits data handler if navigation requires it, here your api call may be implemented
-      await currentStage.value.onNextPageClick?.(toNext, data)
+      const toNext = () => (currentStageName.value = currentStage.value.next);
+      await currentStage.value.onNextPageClick?.(toNext, data);
     }
-  } else {
-    clientErrorMessages.value = componentV$.value.$errors.map(
-      (error: ErrorObject) => error.$propertyPath + ": " + error.$message
-    )
   }
-}
+};
 
 const onSaveClick = async () => {
   const { componentV$, ...data } = currentStageRef.value || {}
diff --git a/gui/src/components/Application/index.vue b/gui/src/components/Application/index.vue
index cf846bb..e28abf5 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/Application/index.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/Application/index.vue
@@ -164,13 +164,15 @@ const updateStagesData = () => {
           environmentVariables: applicationData.environmentVariables
         }
 
-        return await Promise.all([getComponentList(), applicationStore.validateApplication(stepPayload)])
-          .then(() => {
-            pathsWithError.value = []
-            responseErrorMessages.value = []
-            next()
-          })
-          .catch(handleError)
+        try {
+          await Promise.all([getComponentList(), applicationStore.validateApplication(stepPayload)]);
+          pathsWithError.value = [];
+          responseErrorMessages.value = [];
+        } catch (error) {
+          handleError(error);
+        } finally {
+          next();
+        }
       },
       payload: {
         content: applicationData.content,
@@ -190,26 +192,28 @@ const updateStagesData = () => {
       onNextPageClick: async (next: () => void, { resources }: { resources: Array<IAppResource> }) => {
         applicationData.resources = resources
 
-        await applicationStore
-          .validateApplication({ title: applicationData.title, resources: applicationData.resources })
-          .then(() => {
-            pathsWithError.value = []
-            responseErrorMessages.value = []
-            next()
-          })
-          .catch(handleError)
+        try {
+          await applicationStore.validateApplication({ title: applicationData.title, resources: applicationData.resources });
+          pathsWithError.value = [];
+          responseErrorMessages.value = [];
+        } catch (error) {
+          handleError(error);
+        } finally {
+          next();
+        }
       },
       onPrevPageClick: async (prev: () => void, { resources }: { resources: Array<IAppResource> }) => {
         applicationData.resources = resources
 
-        await applicationStore
-          .validateApplication({ title: applicationData.title, resources: applicationData.resources })
-          .then(() => {
-            pathsWithError.value = []
-            responseErrorMessages.value = []
-            prev()
-          })
-          .catch(handleError)
+        try {
+          await applicationStore.validateApplication({ title: applicationData.title, resources: applicationData.resources });
+          pathsWithError.value = [];
+          responseErrorMessages.value = [];
+        } catch (error) {
+          handleError(error);
+        } finally {
+          prev();
+        }
       },
       payload: {
         appResources: applicationData.resources
@@ -243,20 +247,21 @@ const updateStagesData = () => {
         applicationData.metrics = metrics
         applicationData.sloViolations = sloViolations
 
-        await applicationStore
-          .validateApplication({
+        try {
+          await applicationStore.validateApplication({
             title: applicationData.title,
             templates: applicationData.templates,
             parameters: applicationData.parameters,
             metrics: applicationData.metrics,
-            sloViolations: applicationData.sloViolations
-          })
-          .then(() => {
-            pathsWithError.value = []
-            responseErrorMessages.value = []
-            next()
-          })
-          .catch(handleError)
+            sloViolations: applicationData.sloViolations,
+          });
+          pathsWithError.value = [];
+          responseErrorMessages.value = [];
+        } catch (error) {
+          handleError(error);
+        } finally {
+          next(); // Always navigate to the next step
+        }
       },
       onPrevPageClick: async (
         prev: () => void,
@@ -277,20 +282,21 @@ const updateStagesData = () => {
         applicationData.metrics = metrics
         applicationData.sloViolations = sloViolations
 
-        await applicationStore
-          .validateApplication({
+        try {
+          await applicationStore.validateApplication({
             title: applicationData.title,
             templates: applicationData.templates,
             parameters: applicationData.parameters,
             metrics: applicationData.metrics,
-            sloViolations: applicationData.sloViolations
-          })
-          .then(() => {
-            pathsWithError.value = []
-            responseErrorMessages.value = []
-            prev()
-          })
-          .catch(handleError)
+            sloViolations: applicationData.sloViolations,
+          });
+          pathsWithError.value = [];
+          responseErrorMessages.value = [];
+        } catch (error) {
+          handleError(error);
+        } finally {
+          prev();
+        }
       },
       payload: {
         componentList: componentList.value,
@@ -315,17 +321,18 @@ const updateStagesData = () => {
       ) => {
         applicationData.utilityFunctions = utilityFunctions
 
-        await applicationStore
-          .validateApplication({
+        try {
+          await applicationStore.validateApplication({
             title: applicationData.title,
-            utilityFunctions: applicationData.utilityFunctions
-          })
-          .then(() => {
-            pathsWithError.value = []
-            responseErrorMessages.value = []
-            next()
-          })
-          .catch(handleError)
+            utilityFunctions: applicationData.utilityFunctions,
+          });
+          pathsWithError.value = [];
+          responseErrorMessages.value = [];
+        } catch (error) {
+          handleError(error);
+        } finally {
+          next();
+        }
       },
       onPrevPageClick: async (
         prev: () => void,
@@ -333,17 +340,18 @@ const updateStagesData = () => {
       ) => {
         applicationData.utilityFunctions = utilityFunctions
 
-        await applicationStore
-          .validateApplication({
+        try {
+          await applicationStore.validateApplication({
             title: applicationData.title,
-            utilityFunctions: applicationData.utilityFunctions
-          })
-          .then(() => {
-            pathsWithError.value = []
-            responseErrorMessages.value = []
-            prev()
-          })
-          .catch(handleError)
+            utilityFunctions: applicationData.utilityFunctions,
+          });
+          pathsWithError.value = [];
+          responseErrorMessages.value = [];
+        } catch (error) {
+          handleError(error);
+        } finally {
+          prev();
+        }
       },
       payload: {
         metrics: applicationData.metrics.map((metric) => metric.name),
diff --git a/gui/src/containers/Applications/ApplicationCreation/index.vue b/gui/src/containers/Applications/ApplicationCreation/index.vue
index 5ad64f1..b8b0903 100644
--- a/gui/src/containers/Applications/ApplicationCreation/index.vue
+++ b/gui/src/containers/Applications/ApplicationCreation/index.vue
@@ -15,15 +15,25 @@ const uiStore = useUIStore()
 const router = useRouter()
 
 const createApplication = async (applicationData: IApplication): Promise<IApplication> => {
-  return await applicationStore.validateApplication(applicationData).then(async () => {
+  try {
+    if (!applicationData.title) {
+      throw new Error("Title is required");
+    }
     return await applicationStore.createApplication(applicationData).then((application) => {
       uiStore.setSnackbarMessage({
         message: `Successfully created application ${application.title}`,
         type: SNACKBAR_MESSAGE_TYPES.SUCCESS
-      })
-      router.push({ name: "applications-overview" })
-      return application
-    })
-  })
-}
+      });
+      router.push({ name: "applications-overview" });
+      return application;
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    uiStore.setSnackbarMessage({
+      message: `Failed to create application: ${error.message}`,
+      type: SNACKBAR_MESSAGE_TYPES.ERROR
+    });
+    throw error; 
+  }
+};
+
 </script>