diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/contentNode/getters.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/contentNode/getters.js
index 2927514b80..3e31ce6ed3 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/contentNode/getters.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/contentNode/getters.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import messages from '../../translator';
 import { parseNode } from './utils';
 import { getNodeDetailsErrors, getNodeFilesErrors } from 'shared/utils/validation';
 import { ContentKindsNames } from 'shared/leUtils/ContentKinds';
-import { NEW_OBJECT } from 'shared/constants';
+import { NEW_OBJECT, ValidationErrors } from 'shared/constants';
 import { COPYING_STATUS, COPYING_STATUS_VALUES } from 'shared/data/constants';
 
 function sorted(nodes) {
@@ -158,14 +158,22 @@ export function getContentNodeIsValid(state, getters, rootState, rootGetters) {
 
 export function getContentNodeDetailsAreValid(state) {
   return function (contentNodeId) {
-    const contentNode = state.contentNodesMap[contentNodeId];
-    return contentNode && (contentNode[NEW_OBJECT] || !getNodeDetailsErrors(contentNode).length);
+    return !getNodeDetailsErrorsList(state)(contentNodeId).length;
   };
 }
 
 export function getNodeDetailsErrorsList(state) {
   return function (contentNodeId) {
     const contentNode = state.contentNodesMap[contentNodeId];
+
+    if (!contentNode) {
+      return [ValidationErrors.MISSING_NODE];
+    }
+
+    if (contentNode[NEW_OBJECT]) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
     return getNodeDetailsErrors(contentNode);
   };
 }
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/constants.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/constants.js
index 77ddaa9b90..f17081da03 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/constants.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/constants.js
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ export const ValidationErrors = {
   ACTIVITY_DURATION_MAX_FOR_LONG_ACTIVITY: 'ACTIVITY_DURATION_MAX_FOR_LONG_ACTIVITY',
   ACTIVITY_DURATION_MIN_REQUIREMENT: 'ACTIVITY_DURATION_MIN_REQUIREMENT',
   ACTIVITY_DURATION_TOO_LONG: 'ACTIVITY_DURATION_TOO_LONG',
+  MISSING_NODE: 'MISSING_NODE',
   ...fileErrors,
 };