diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataModel/businessRules.ts b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataModel/businessRules.ts
index d19beeee7a5..ab4f44c984b 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataModel/businessRules.ts
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataModel/businessRules.ts
@@ -365,7 +365,10 @@ export class BusinessRuleManager<SCHEMA extends AnySchema> {
       ])
     );
 
-    if (Object.values(partialFilters).includes(undefined))
+    if (
+      Object.values(partialFilters).includes(undefined) ||
+      partialFilters[rule.scopes[0]] === null
+    )
       return { valid: true };
 
     return new this.resource.specifyModel.LazyCollection({