diff --git a/src/components/parameters/component-parameters-implementation.adb b/src/components/parameters/component-parameters-implementation.adb
index f2b22860..1266ecf8 100644
--- a/src/components/parameters/component-parameters-implementation.adb
+++ b/src/components/parameters/component-parameters-implementation.adb
@@ -398,10 +398,8 @@ package body Component.Parameters.Implementation is
 
       -- OK, now we need to validate all the parameters.
       for Idx in Self.Connector_Parameter_Update_T_Provide'Range loop
-         if Self.Is_Parameter_Update_T_Provide_Connected (Idx) then
-            if Self.Validate_Parameters (Component_Id => Idx) /= Success then
-               Status_To_Return := Parameter_Error;
-            end if;
+         if Self.Validate_Parameters (Component_Id => Idx) /= Success then
+            Status_To_Return := Parameter_Error;
          end if;
       end loop;
 
@@ -439,9 +437,7 @@ package body Component.Parameters.Implementation is
 
       -- OK, now we need to update all the parameters.
       for Idx in Self.Connector_Parameter_Update_T_Provide'Range loop
-         if Self.Is_Parameter_Update_T_Provide_Connected (Idx) then
-            Set_Status (Self.Update_Parameters (Component_Id => Idx));
-         end if;
+         Set_Status (Self.Update_Parameters (Component_Id => Idx));
       end loop;
 
       -- Send out a new parameter's packet if configured to do so:
diff --git a/src/components/parameters/test/parameters_tests-implementation.adb b/src/components/parameters/test/parameters_tests-implementation.adb
index 6603d5f5..cace5801 100644
--- a/src/components/parameters/test/parameters_tests-implementation.adb
+++ b/src/components/parameters/test/parameters_tests-implementation.adb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ package body Parameters_Tests.Implementation is
    overriding procedure Set_Up_Test (Self : in out Instance) is
    begin
       -- Allocate heap memory to component:
-      Self.Tester.Init_Base (Queue_Size => Self.Tester.Component_Instance.Get_Max_Queue_Element_Size * 3, Parameter_Update_T_Provide_Count => 4);
+      Self.Tester.Init_Base (Queue_Size => Self.Tester.Component_Instance.Get_Max_Queue_Element_Size * 3, Parameter_Update_T_Provide_Count => 3);
 
       -- Make necessary connections between tester and component:
       Self.Tester.Connect;
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ package body Parameters_Tests.Implementation is
             [(Id => 2, Component_Id => 1, Start_Index => 0, End_Index => 3), (Id => 5, Component_Id => 3, Start_Index => 4, End_Index => 15), (Id => 1, Component_Id => 1, Start_Index => 16, End_Index => 17),
              (Id => 3, Component_Id => 2, Start_Index => 18, End_Index => 19), (Id => 4, Component_Id => 4, Start_Index => 20, End_Index => 23)];
       begin
+         Self.Tear_Down_Test;
+         Self.Tester.Init_Base (Queue_Size => Self.Tester.Component_Instance.Get_Max_Queue_Element_Size * 3, Parameter_Update_T_Provide_Count => 4);
+         Self.Tester.Connect;
+         -- Now run the test, which is to call component init with a custom parameter
+         -- table entry list that causes it to access index 4, which is unconnected.
          T.Component_Instance.Init (Parameter_Table_Entries'Unchecked_Access, False);
          Assert (False, "Unconnected Component Id init failed!");
       exception