diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/RSENewConnectionWizardDefaultDelegateMainPage.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/RSENewConnectionWizardDefaultDelegateMainPage.java
index c5cdceb72e7..9a487f013b5 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/RSENewConnectionWizardDefaultDelegateMainPage.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/RSENewConnectionWizardDefaultDelegateMainPage.java
@@ -320,7 +320,16 @@ public class RSENewConnectionWizardDefaultDelegateMainPage
     {
 	    //if (wizard == null)
 		  //return null;
-	    //return wizard.getNextPage(this);	
+	    //return wizard.getNextPage(this);
+    	
+    	// verify contents of page before going to main page
+    	// this is done because the main page may have input that is not valid, but can
+    	// only be verified when next is pressed since it requires a long running operation
+    	boolean verify = form.verify(true);
+    	
+    	if (!verify) {
+    		return null;
+    	}
 
     	RSEDefaultNewConnectionWizardDelegate newConnWizardDelegate = getOurWizardDelegate();
     	if (newConnWizardDelegate != null)