diff --git a/src/app/integrations/qbd-direct/qbd-direct-onboarding/qbd-direct-onboarding-connector/qbd-direct-onboarding-connector.component.ts b/src/app/integrations/qbd-direct/qbd-direct-onboarding/qbd-direct-onboarding-connector/qbd-direct-onboarding-connector.component.ts
index cf092cf74..ad59346ef 100644
--- a/src/app/integrations/qbd-direct/qbd-direct-onboarding/qbd-direct-onboarding-connector/qbd-direct-onboarding-connector.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/integrations/qbd-direct/qbd-direct-onboarding/qbd-direct-onboarding-connector/qbd-direct-onboarding-connector.component.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class QbdDirectOnboardingConnectorComponent implements OnInit {
 
   xmlFileContent: string;
 
-  isCompanyPathInvalid: boolean;
+  isCompanyPathInvalid: boolean = true;
 
   password: string;