diff --git a/app/models/validations/tenancy_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/tenancy_validations.rb
index b24933a56..008843053 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/tenancy_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/tenancy_validations.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module Validations::TenancyValidations
   end
 
   def validate_joint_tenancy(record)
-    return unless record.collection_start_year
+    return unless record.collection_start_year && record.joint
 
     if record.hhmemb == 1 && record.joint != 2 && record.collection_start_year >= 2022
       record.errors.add :joint, I18n.t("validations.tenancy.not_joint")
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/tenancy_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/tenancy_validations_spec.rb
index db6c999f4..09b3c5314 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/tenancy_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/tenancy_validations_spec.rb
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::TenancyValidations do
         expect(record.errors["joint"]).to be_empty
         expect(record.errors["hhmemb"]).to be_empty
       end
+
+      it "does not display an error if the data inputter has given the household members but not input if it is a joint tenancy" do
+        record.hhmemb = 1
+        record.joint = nil
+        tenancy_validator.validate_joint_tenancy(record)
+        expect(record.errors["joint"]).to be_empty
+        expect(record.errors["hhmemb"]).to be_empty
+      end
     end
   end
 end