diff --git a/inc/excelConditionalStyles.inc b/inc/excelConditionalStyles.inc
index cd4fd04..3068162 100644
--- a/inc/excelConditionalStyles.inc
+++ b/inc/excelConditionalStyles.inc
@@ -353,10 +353,16 @@ $conditions['not_reviewed_count']->getStyle()
     ->setEndColor($yellow);
 
 $validation['host_status']->setType(\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Cell\DataValidation::TYPE_LIST);
-$validation['host_status']->setFormula1("=ValidStatus");
+$validation['host_status']->setAllowBlank(false);
+$validation['host_status']->setFormula1('"Not Reviewed,Not a Finding,Open,Not Applicable,No Data,Exception,False Positive"');
 $validation['host_status']->setShowDropDown(true);
+$validation['host_status']->setShowErrorMessage(true);
+$validation['host_status']->setError("Selected value not valid");
+$validation['host_status']->setErrorTitle("Invalid selection");
+$validation['host_status']->setErrorStyle(\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Cell\DataValidation::STYLE_STOP);
 
 $validation['true_false']->setType(\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Cell\DataValidation::TYPE_LIST);
+$validation['true_false']->setAllowBlank(false);
 $validation['true_false']->setFormula1("=TRUE,FALSE");
 $validation['true_false']->setShowDropDown(true);
 
diff --git a/ste/export.php b/ste/export.php
index 4ad2f9b..d6f0abe 100644
--- a/ste/export.php
+++ b/ste/export.php
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ foreach ($findings as $worksheet_name => $data) {
 
       $col = Coordinate::stringFromColumnIndex($col_id);
       $sheet->setCellValue("{$col}{$row}", $status);
-      $sheet->getCell("{$col}{$row}")->setDataValidation(clone $validation['host_status']);
-	  $log->debug("Set data validation for target $host_name");
     }
 
     $overall_str = "=IF(" .
@@ -252,7 +250,6 @@ foreach ($findings as $worksheet_name => $data) {
         "COLUMNS(F{$row}:{$last_tgt_col}{$row}), TRUE, FALSE)";
 
     $sheet->setCellValue($overall_col . $row, $overall_str);
-    $sheet->getCell("{$col}{$row}")->setDataValidation(clone $validation['host_status']);
 
     $sheet->setCellValue($same_col . $row, $same_str, true)
         ->getStyle("{$same_col}11:{$same_col}{$sheet->getHighestDataRow()}")
@@ -266,6 +263,9 @@ foreach ($findings as $worksheet_name => $data) {
     $row++;
   }
 
+  $sheet->setDataValidation("{$col}11:{$col}{$row}", clone $validation['host_status']);
+  $log->debug("Set data validation for target $host_name");
+
   $log->debug("Completed STIG parsing");
   $sheet->getStyle("F11:" . Coordinate::stringFromColumnIndex(count($data['target_list']) + 6) . $row)
       ->setConditionalStyles($host_status);