From 24f75ba0729912e485a0b4bea05d109812bb8303 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Silvris <58583688+Silvris@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 16:40:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Settings: validate FilePath hash on use (#5854)

---
 settings.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 46377389aa..a23e7aed9d 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class Group:
                     self._changed = True
                     attr = new
             # resolve the path immediately when accessing it
+            if attr.exists():
+                attr.__class__.validate(attr.resolve())
             return attr.__class__(attr.resolve())
         return attr