diff --git a/R/exploratoryfactoranalysis.R b/R/exploratoryfactoranalysis.R
index a5db7ebb..13e39f3c 100644
--- a/R/exploratoryfactoranalysis.R
+++ b/R/exploratoryfactoranalysis.R
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ exploratoryFactorAnalysisInternal <- function(jaspResults, dataset, options, ...
   )
 
   if (options[["dataType"]] == "raw") {
-    error <- .hasErrors(dataset = dataset, type = c("infinity", "variance"), custom = customChecksEFA,
+    error <- .hasErrors(dataset = dataset, type = c("infinity", "variance", "varCovData"), custom = customChecksEFA,
                         exitAnalysisIfErrors = TRUE)
   }
 
diff --git a/R/principalcomponentanalysis.R b/R/principalcomponentanalysis.R
index 432e1c1b..4945b5c3 100644
--- a/R/principalcomponentanalysis.R
+++ b/R/principalcomponentanalysis.R
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ principalComponentAnalysisInternal <- function(jaspResults, dataset, options, ..
   )
 
   if (options[["dataType"]] == "raw") {
-    error <- .hasErrors(dataset = dataset, type = c("infinity", "variance"), custom = customChecksPCAEFA,
+    error <- .hasErrors(dataset = dataset, type = c("infinity", "variance", "varCovData"), custom = customChecksPCAEFA,
                         exitAnalysisIfErrors = TRUE)
   }