diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/ups.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/ups.py
index 1743babeea98c..b168cdb34b463 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/ups.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/ups.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 RE_TEST_IN_PROGRESS = re.compile(r'ups.test.result:\s*TestInProgress')
 RE_UPS_STATUS = re.compile(r'ups.status: (.*)')
 UPS_POWERDOWN_FLAG_FILE = '/etc/killpower'
+NUT_DUMMY_UPS = 'dummy-ups'
 
 
 class UPSModel(sa.Model):
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ async def validate_data(self, data, schema):
 
         driver = data.get('driver')
         if driver:
-            if driver not in (await self.middleware.call('ups.driver_choices')).keys():
+            if driver not in (await self.middleware.call('ups.driver_choices')).keys() and driver != NUT_DUMMY_UPS:
                 verrors.add(
                     f'{schema}.driver',
                     'Driver selected does not match local machine\'s driver list'