diff --git a/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb
index d47b674ae..2f57a1a89 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ module Validations::HouseholdValidations
   end
 
   def validate_condition_effects(record)
-    all_options = [record.illness_type_1, record.illness_type_2, record.illness_type_3, record.illness_type_4, record.illness_type_5, record.illness_type_6, record.illness_type_7, record.illness_type_8, record.illness_type_9, record.illness_type_10]
-    if all_options.count(1) >= 1 && record.illness != 0
+    if has_illness?(record) && record.illness != 0
       record.errors.add :condition_effects, I18n.t("validations.household.condition_effects.no_choices")
     end
   end
@@ -114,6 +113,11 @@ module Validations::HouseholdValidations
 
 private
 
+  def has_illness?(record)
+    all_options = [record.illness_type_1, record.illness_type_2, record.illness_type_3, record.illness_type_4, record.illness_type_5, record.illness_type_6, record.illness_type_7, record.illness_type_8, record.illness_type_9, record.illness_type_10]
+    return all_options.count(1) >= 1
+  end
+
   def women_of_child_bearing_age_in_household(record)
     (1..8).any? do |n|
       next if record["sex#{n}"].nil? || record["age#{n}"].nil?
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
index 1fa676cf1..5d9611620 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
@@ -562,6 +562,15 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::HouseholdValidations do
       expect(record.errors["condition_effects"])
         .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.condition_effects.no_choices"))
     end
+
+    it "expects that an illness can be selected if answer to anyone in household with health condition is yes " do
+      record.illness = 0
+      record.illness_type_1 = 1
+      record.illness_type_2 = 1
+      record.illness_type_3 = 1
+      household_validator.validate_condition_effects(record)
+      expect(record.errors["condition_effects"]).to be_empty
+    end
   end
 
   describe "accessibility requirement validations" do