diff --git a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/model/oatfloweringmodel/OatFloweringModel.java b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/model/oatfloweringmodel/OatFloweringModel.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ccf3c37b4e3742affb9944db3632d41168a135ce..32b82d6c5a32d719351b4cb980eccca22860fc30
--- a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/model/oatfloweringmodel/OatFloweringModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/model/oatfloweringmodel/OatFloweringModel.java
@@ -207,6 +207,15 @@ public class OatFloweringModel extends I18nImpl implements Model{
         ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
         
         List<WeatherObservation> observations = mapper.convertValue(config.getConfigParameter("observations"), new TypeReference<List<WeatherObservation>>(){});
+        
+        // Must be complete set of daily mean temperatures
+        WeatherUtil wUtil = new WeatherUtil();
+        Date potentialHole = wUtil.findFirstHoleInObservationSeries(observations, WeatherObservation.LOG_INTERVAL_ID_1D, OatFloweringModel.DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE);
+        if(potentialHole != null)
+        {
+            throw new ConfigValidationException("Hole found in temperature series at = " + potentialHole);
+        }
+        
         for(WeatherObservation o:observations)
         {
             switch(o.getElementMeasurementTypeId())
@@ -221,17 +230,9 @@ public class OatFloweringModel extends I18nImpl implements Model{
                     // TODO: Throw validation error? 
                     break;
             }
-            
-            // Must be complete set of daily mean temperatures
-            WeatherUtil wUtil = new WeatherUtil();
-            Date potentialHole = wUtil.findFirstHoleInObservationSeries(observations, WeatherObservation.LOG_INTERVAL_ID_1D, OatFloweringModel.DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE);
-            if(potentialHole != null)
-            {
-                throw new ConfigValidationException("Hole found in temperature series at = " + potentialHole);
-            }
-            
         }
         
+        
         if(config.getConfigParameter("dateOfSowing") != null)
         {
             this.dateOfSowing = mapper.convertValue(config.getConfigParameter("dateOfSowing"), new TypeReference<Date>(){});