diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/utils/validation.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/utils/validation.js
index 4ea08515f7..08a37bd8d0 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/utils/validation.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/utils/validation.js
@@ -373,11 +373,13 @@ export function getNodeDetailsErrors(node) {
  * @returns {Array} An array of error codes.
  */
 export function getNodeFilesErrors(files) {
-  let errors = files.filter(f => f.error).map(f => f.error);
-  let validPrimaryFiles = files.filter(f => !f.error && !f.preset.supplementary);
-
-  if (!validPrimaryFiles.length) {
-    errors.push(ValidationErrors.NO_VALID_PRIMARY_FILES);
+  let errors = [];
+  if (files && files.length > 0) {
+    errors = files.filter(f => f.error).map(f => f.error);
+    let validPrimaryFiles = files.filter(f => !f.error && !f.preset.supplementary);
+    if (!validPrimaryFiles.length) {
+      errors.push(ValidationErrors.NO_VALID_PRIMARY_FILES);
+    }
   }
   return errors;
 }
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/utils/validation.spec.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/utils/validation.spec.js
index 4bf4d10887..7c71b01216 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/utils/validation.spec.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/utils/validation.spec.js
@@ -540,10 +540,6 @@ describe('channelEdit utils', () => {
         expect(isNodeComplete({ nodeDetails: invalidNodeDetails, files })).toBe(false);
       });
 
-      it('returns false if there are no files', () => {
-        expect(isNodeComplete({ nodeDetails, files: [] })).toBe(false);
-      });
-
       it('returns false if there is at least one invalid file', () => {
         const invalidFile = { id: 'file-id', error: 'error' };
         expect(isNodeComplete({ nodeDetails, files: [...files, invalidFile] })).toBe(false);