diff --git a/app/models/view_state.rb b/app/models/view_state.rb
index 1e9ccd1e6..833ab538b 100644
--- a/app/models/view_state.rb
+++ b/app/models/view_state.rb
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ class ViewState < ApplicationRecord
     message: :not_unique
   }
 
-  validate :validate_state
+  validate :validate_state_content
 
   private
 
-  def validate_state
+  def validate_state_content
+    return unless state.present?
     viewable.validate_view_state(self)
   end
 end