fix: skip unnecessary schema validation inside of remote jobs

johanneskoester · johanneskoester · commit eb721c1d167f · 2025-05-23T11:22:44.000+02:00
diff --git a/src/snakemake/utils.py b/src/snakemake/utils.py
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ def validate(data, schema, set_default=True):
     frame = inspect.currentframe().f_back
     workflow = frame.f_globals.get("workflow")
 
-    if workflow and workflow.modifier.skip_validation:
-        # skip if a corresponding modifier has been defined
+    if workflow and (workflow.modifier.skip_validation or workflow.remote_exec):
+        # skip if a corresponding modifier has been defined or if this is a 
+        # remote job. In the latter case, the schema has been already  validated by the
+        # main process.
         return
 
     try:
