diff --git a/src/bin/pg_probackup/help.cpp b/src/bin/pg_probackup/help.cpp
index 9aa7040fa..45dd4efb4 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_probackup/help.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/pg_probackup/help.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ void help_pg_probackup(void)
     printf(_("                 [--recovery-target-time=time|--recovery-target-xid=xid\n"));
     printf(_("                  |--recovery-target-lsn=lsn|--recovery-target-name=target-name]\n"));
     printf(_("                 [--recovery-target-inclusive=boolean]\n"));
-    printf(_("                 [--recovery-target-timeline=timeline]\n"));
     printf(_("                 [--log-level-console=log-level-console]\n"));
     printf(_("                 [--log-level-file=log-level-file]\n"));
     printf(_("                 [--log-filename=log-filename]\n"));
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_probackup/pg_probackup.cpp b/src/bin/pg_probackup/pg_probackup.cpp
index 7d3aeb166..745665bfe 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_probackup/pg_probackup.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/pg_probackup/pg_probackup.cpp
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static void do_delete_operate()
 
 static int do_validate_operate()
 {
-    if (current.backup_id == 0 && target_time == 0 && target_xid == 0 && !target_lsn)
+    if (current.backup_id == 0 && target_time == 0 && target_xid == 0 && !target_lsn && !recovery_target_options->target_name)
         return do_validate_all();
     else
         /* PITR validation and, optionally, partial validation */