diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js
index 1476a7de8..f6bcdfeb0 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ const NewRequest = ({ collection, item, isEphemeral, onClose }) => {
             const trimmedValue = value ? value.trim().toLowerCase() : '';
             return !['collection', 'folder'].includes(trimmedValue);
           }
+        }),
+      curlCommand: Yup.string()
+        .min(1, 'must be at least 1 character')
+        .required('curlCommand is required')
+        .test({
+          name: 'curlCommand',
+          message: `Invalid cURL Command`,
+          test: (value) => getRequestFromCurlCommand(value) !== null
         })
     }),
     onSubmit: (values) => {
@@ -64,22 +72,21 @@ const NewRequest = ({ collection, item, isEphemeral, onClose }) => {
           })
           .catch((err) => toast.error(err ? err.message : 'An error occurred while adding the request'));
       } else if (values.requestType === 'from-curl') {
-        getRequestFromCurlCommand(values.curlCommand).then((request) =>
-          dispatch(
-            newHttpRequest({
-              requestName: values.requestName,
-              requestType: 'http-request',
-              requestUrl: request.url,
-              requestMethod: request.method,
-              collectionUid: collection.uid,
-              itemUid: item ? item.uid : null,
-              headers: request.headers,
-              body: request.body
-            })
-          )
-            .then(() => onClose())
-            .catch((err) => toast.error(err ? err.message : 'An error occurred while adding the request'))
-        );
+        const request = getRequestFromCurlCommand(values.curlCommand);
+        dispatch(
+          newHttpRequest({
+            requestName: values.requestName,
+            requestType: 'http-request',
+            requestUrl: request.url,
+            requestMethod: request.method,
+            collectionUid: collection.uid,
+            itemUid: item ? item.uid : null,
+            headers: request.headers,
+            body: request.body
+          })
+        )
+          .then(() => onClose())
+          .catch((err) => toast.error(err ? err.message : 'An error occurred while adding the request'));
       } else {
         dispatch(
           newHttpRequest({
@@ -227,6 +234,9 @@ const NewRequest = ({ collection, item, isEphemeral, onClose }) => {
                 value={formik.values.curlCommand}
                 onChange={formik.handleChange}
               ></textarea>
+              {formik.touched.curlCommand && formik.errors.curlCommand ? (
+                <div className="text-red-500">{formik.errors.curlCommand}</div>
+              ) : null}
             </div>
           )}
         </form>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/index.js
index 37282f09c..30080e467 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/index.js
@@ -6,60 +6,55 @@ export const getRequestFromCurlCommand = (command) => {
   const parseFormData = (parsedBody) => {
     parseQueryParams(parsedBody);
   };
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    try {
-      const request = parse(command);
-      const parsedHeader = request?.header;
-      const headers =
-        parsedHeader &&
-        Object.keys(parsedHeader).map((key) => ({ name: key, value: parsedHeader[key], enabled: true }));
+  try {
+    const request = parse(command);
+    const parsedHeader = request?.header;
+    const headers =
+      parsedHeader && Object.keys(parsedHeader).map((key) => ({ name: key, value: parsedHeader[key], enabled: true }));
 
-      const contentType = headers?.find((h) => h.name.toLowerCase() === 'content-type');
-      const body = {
-        mode: 'none',
-        json: null,
-        text: null,
-        xml: null,
-        sparql: null,
-        multipartForm: null,
-        formUrlEncoded: null
-      };
-      const parsedBody = request?.body;
-      if (parsedBody && contentType) {
-        switch (contentType.value.toLowerCase()) {
-          case 'application/json':
-            body.mode = 'json';
-            body.json = parsedBody;
-            break;
-          case 'text/xml':
-            body.mode = 'xml';
-            body.xml = parsedBody;
-            break;
-          case 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded':
-            body.mode = 'formUrlEncoded';
-            body.formUrlEncoded = parseFormData(parsedBody);
-            break;
-          case 'multipart/form-data':
-            body.mode = 'multipartForm';
-            body.multipartForm = parsedBody;
-            break;
-          case 'text/plain':
-          default:
-            body.mode = 'text';
-            body.text = parsedBody;
-            break;
-        }
+    const contentType = headers?.find((h) => h.name.toLowerCase() === 'content-type');
+    const body = {
+      mode: 'none',
+      json: null,
+      text: null,
+      xml: null,
+      sparql: null,
+      multipartForm: null,
+      formUrlEncoded: null
+    };
+    const parsedBody = request?.body;
+    if (parsedBody && contentType) {
+      switch (contentType.value.toLowerCase()) {
+        case 'application/json':
+          body.mode = 'json';
+          body.json = parsedBody;
+          break;
+        case 'text/xml':
+          body.mode = 'xml';
+          body.xml = parsedBody;
+          break;
+        case 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded':
+          body.mode = 'formUrlEncoded';
+          body.formUrlEncoded = parseFormData(parsedBody);
+          break;
+        case 'multipart/form-data':
+          body.mode = 'multipartForm';
+          body.multipartForm = parsedBody;
+          break;
+        case 'text/plain':
+        default:
+          body.mode = 'text';
+          body.text = parsedBody;
+          break;
       }
-      debugger;
-      console.log(request);
-      return resolve({
-        url: request.url,
-        method: request.method,
-        body,
-        headers: headers
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      return reject(new BrunoError('Unable to parse the cURL command'));
     }
-  });
+    return {
+      url: request.url,
+      method: request.method,
+      body,
+      headers: headers
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    return null;
+  }
 };