diff --git a/bundle/deploy/files/sync.go b/bundle/deploy/files/sync.go
index 90f44a98d8b..1f950398b88 100644
--- a/bundle/deploy/files/sync.go
+++ b/bundle/deploy/files/sync.go
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/sync"
 )
 
+// GetSync returns a new sync instance for the given bundle.
+// The sync instance will be in no validate remote path mode because it's only used to validate files to sync.
+// It does not check or create the remote path.
 func GetSync(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) (*sync.Sync, error) {
 	opts, err := GetSyncOptions(ctx, b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot get sync options: %w", err)
 	}
+	opts.NoValidateRemotePath = true
 	return sync.New(ctx, *opts)
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/sync/sync.go b/libs/sync/sync.go
index 71c106d4875..d2039c9460c 100644
--- a/libs/sync/sync.go
+++ b/libs/sync/sync.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ type SyncOptions struct {
 	OutputHandler OutputHandler
 
 	DryRun bool
+
+	NoValidateRemotePath bool
 }
 
 type Sync struct {