diff --git a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/entities/_job/pipeline/pipeline_job.py b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/entities/_job/pipeline/pipeline_job.py
index 59180fa5abfb..2f94e2d268e1 100644
--- a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/entities/_job/pipeline/pipeline_job.py
+++ b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/entities/_job/pipeline/pipeline_job.py
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ def _validate_init_finalize_job(self) -> MutableValidationResult:
             validation_result.append_error(yaml_path="jobs", message="No other job except for on_init/on_finalize job.")
 
         def _is_isolated_job(_validate_job_name: str) -> bool:
-            # no input to validate job
             _validate_job = self.jobs[_validate_job_name]
+            # no input to validate job
             for _input_name in _validate_job.inputs:
                 if not hasattr(_validate_job.inputs[_input_name]._data, "_data_binding"):
                     continue
@@ -349,19 +349,29 @@ def _is_isolated_job(_validate_job_name: str) -> bool:
                         return False
             return True
 
+        def _is_control_flow_node(_validate_job_name: str) -> bool:
+            from azure.ai.ml.entities._builders.control_flow_node import ControlFlowNode
+
+            _validate_job = self.jobs[_validate_job_name]
+            return issubclass(type(_validate_job), ControlFlowNode)
+
         # validate on_init
         if on_init is not None:
             if on_init not in self.jobs:
                 append_on_init_error(f"On_init job name {on_init} not exists in jobs.")
             else:
-                if not _is_isolated_job(on_init):
+                if _is_control_flow_node(on_init):
+                    append_on_init_error("On_init job should not be a control flow node.")
+                elif not _is_isolated_job(on_init):
                     append_on_init_error("On_init job should not have connection to other execution node.")
         # validate on_finalize
         if on_finalize is not None:
             if on_finalize not in self.jobs:
                 append_on_finalize_error(f"On_finalize job name {on_finalize} not exists in jobs.")
             else:
-                if not _is_isolated_job(on_finalize):
+                if _is_control_flow_node(on_finalize):
+                    append_on_finalize_error("On_finalize job should not be a control flow node.")
+                elif not _is_isolated_job(on_finalize):
                     append_on_finalize_error("On_finalize job should not have connection to other execution node.")
         return validation_result
 
diff --git a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/tests/dsl/unittests/test_init_finalize_job.py b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/tests/dsl/unittests/test_init_finalize_job.py
index 3a53c7754c55..3640aeea8bd7 100644
--- a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/tests/dsl/unittests/test_init_finalize_job.py
+++ b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/tests/dsl/unittests/test_init_finalize_job.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def subgraph_with_init_func():
             subgraph_with_init_func()
         assert str(e.value) == "On_init/on_finalize is not supported for pipeline component."
 
-    def test_init_finalize_job_with_subgraph(self, caplog) -> None:
+    def test_init_finalize_job_with_subgraph(self) -> None:
         from azure.ai.ml._internal.dsl import set_pipeline_settings
 
         # happy path