diff --git a/app/models/validations/local_authority_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/local_authority_validations.rb
index 94f02a745..23ac8c590 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/local_authority_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/local_authority_validations.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ module Validations::LocalAuthorityValidations
     end
 
     if record.owning_organisation && record.owning_organisation.local_authorities.present? &&
-      record.la && !record.owning_organisation.local_authorities.include?(record.la)
-        la_name = record.form.get_question("la", record).label_from_value(record.la)
-        org_name = record.owning_organisation.name
-        record.errors.add :la, I18n.t("validations.property.la.la_invalid_for_org", org_name:, la_name:)
+        record.la && !record.owning_organisation.local_authorities.include?(record.la)
+      la_name = record.form.get_question("la", record).label_from_value(record.la)
+      org_name = record.owning_organisation.name
+      record.errors.add :la, I18n.t("validations.property.la.la_invalid_for_org", org_name:, la_name:)
     end
   end