diff --git a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
index 11cd302a5..f01c8ed95 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module Validations::SoftValidations
 
     rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la: validation_la, beds: validation_beds, lettype: get_lettype)
     max_beds_in_rent_ranges = 4
-    if beds > max_beds_in_rent_ranges
+    if beds.present? && beds > max_beds_in_rent_ranges
       rent_range.present? && weekly_value(brent) > rent_range.soft_max
     else
       rent_range.present? && weekly_value(brent).between?(rent_range.soft_max, rent_range.hard_max)