diff --git a/Classes/Utility/ConfigurationUtility.php b/Classes/Utility/ConfigurationUtility.php
index 5e79605..02d57fd 100644
--- a/Classes/Utility/ConfigurationUtility.php
+++ b/Classes/Utility/ConfigurationUtility.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 class ConfigurationUtility
 {
-
     public static function getConditionLoopCount(): int
     {
         $extConfigTemplatesSettings = self::getExtConfTemplateSettings();
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ protected static function getExtConfTemplateSettings(): array
     {
         try {
             $configuration = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ExtensionConfiguration::class)->get('powermail_cond');
-            return ($configuration ?? []);
+            return $configuration ?? [];
         } catch (ExtensionConfigurationExtensionNotConfiguredException | ExtensionConfigurationPathDoesNotExistException $e) {
             return [];
         }
diff --git a/Resources/Private/Build/JavaScript/PowermailConditions.js b/Resources/Private/Build/JavaScript/PowermailConditions.js
index 46168eb..5d289a0 100644
--- a/Resources/Private/Build/JavaScript/PowermailConditions.js
+++ b/Resources/Private/Build/JavaScript/PowermailConditions.js
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ class PowermailConditions {
           activeElement.blur();
 
           setTimeout(() => {
+            // don't submit if HTML validations fail
+            if (!this.#form.reportValidity()) {
+              return;
+            }
+
             this.#form.submit();
           }, 50);
           return;
diff --git a/Resources/Public/JavaScript/PowermailCondition.min.js b/Resources/Public/JavaScript/PowermailCondition.min.js
index 8786fa3..93dd7a3 100644
--- a/Resources/Public/JavaScript/PowermailCondition.min.js
+++ b/Resources/Public/JavaScript/PowermailCondition.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
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