diff --git a/terraform/validation/main.tf b/terraform/validation/main.tf
index fbee1a396..c8e4d4ad1 100644
--- a/terraform/validation/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/validation/main.tf
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ resource "null_resource" "validator" {
   provisioner "local-exec" {
     command = <<-EOT
       docker-compose -f ${local.docker_compose_path} down
-      docker-compose -f ${local.docker_compose_path} build --no-cache
+      docker-compose -f ${local.docker_compose_path} build
       docker-compose -f ${local.docker_compose_path} up --abort-on-container-exit
     EOT
   }
diff --git a/validator/src/main/java/com/amazon/aoc/validators/CWLogValidator.java b/validator/src/main/java/com/amazon/aoc/validators/CWLogValidator.java
index 74b5fb9c5..f575d1f54 100644
--- a/validator/src/main/java/com/amazon/aoc/validators/CWLogValidator.java
+++ b/validator/src/main/java/com/amazon/aoc/validators/CWLogValidator.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class CWLogValidator implements IValidator {
   private JsonSchema schema;
   protected String logGroupName;
 
+  private ICaller caller;
+
   private Context context;
 
   protected final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ public void init(
       FileConfig expectedDataTemplate)
       throws Exception {
     this.context = context;
+    this.caller = caller;
     cloudWatchService = new CloudWatchService(context.getRegion());
     logGroupName = String.format(LOGGROUPPATH, context.getTestingId());
     MustacheHelper mustacheHelper = new MustacheHelper();
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ public void init(
             .freeze();
     JsonSchema jsonSchema = jsonSchemaFactory.getJsonSchema(jsonNode);
     this.schema = jsonSchema;
-    caller.callSampleApp();
   }
 
   @Override
   public void validate() throws Exception {
+    caller.callSampleApp();
     RetryHelper.retry(
         getMaxRetryCount(),
         CHECK_INTERVAL_IN_MILLI,