diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/config/validators/variable_validation.py b/src/ytdl_sub/config/validators/variable_validation.py
index cd102664..ba2ea5bd 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/config/validators/variable_validation.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/config/validators/variable_validation.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from ytdl_sub.downloaders.url.validators import MultiUrlValidator
 from ytdl_sub.entries.variables.override_variables import REQUIRED_OVERRIDE_VARIABLE_NAMES
 from ytdl_sub.script.script import Script
 from ytdl_sub.script.script import _is_function
+from ytdl_sub.script.utils.exceptions import RuntimeException
 from ytdl_sub.utils.scriptable import BASE_SCRIPT
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import to_variable_dependency_format_string
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import validate_formatters
@@ -44,15 +45,21 @@ def _add_dummy_variables(variables: Iterable[str]) -> Dict[str, str]:
 def _add_dummy_overrides(overrides: Overrides) -> Dict[str, str]:
     # Have the dummy override variable contain all variable deps that it uses in the string
     dummy_overrides: Dict[str, str] = {}
-    for override_name in _override_variables(overrides):
+    for override_name, format_string in overrides.dict_with_format_strings.items():
+
         if _is_function(override_name):
             continue
 
-        # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        dummy_overrides[override_name] = to_variable_dependency_format_string(
-            script=overrides.script, parsed_format_string=overrides.script._variables[override_name]
-        )
-        # pylint: enable=protected-access
+        try:
+            # Attempt to get the resolved version, which will only happen
+            # if it does not have any dependencies to the entry
+            value = overrides.script.get(override_name).native
+        except RuntimeException:
+            value = to_variable_dependency_format_string(
+                script=overrides.script, parsed_format_string=overrides.script._variables[override_name]
+            )
+
+        dummy_overrides[override_name] = value
     return dummy_overrides
 
 
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py b/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py
index 94b7b664..703568f9 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from ytdl_sub.entries.script.variable_definitions import VARIABLES
 from ytdl_sub.script.parser import parse
 from ytdl_sub.script.script import Script
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.syntax_tree import SyntaxTree
-from ytdl_sub.script.utils.exceptions import RuntimeException
+from ytdl_sub.script.utils.exceptions import RuntimeException, UserThrownRuntimeError
 from ytdl_sub.script.utils.exceptions import ScriptVariableNotResolved
 from ytdl_sub.script.utils.exceptions import UserException
 from ytdl_sub.utils.exceptions import StringFormattingVariableNotFoundException
@@ -255,6 +255,12 @@ def _validate_formatter(
                 "entry variables"
             ) from exc
         raise StringFormattingVariableNotFoundException(exc) from exc
+    except UserThrownRuntimeError as exc:
+        # Errors are expected for non-static formatters due to missing entry
+        # data. Raise otherwise.
+        if not is_static_formatter:
+            return formatter_validator.format_string
+        raise exc
 
 
 def validate_formatters(