diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/forms.py b/hypha/apply/funds/forms.py
index 43e77ce53e8120a504ea09c3b8228f0611a3c35f..53df415013c53d53bc2069879612351d0ebcbf45 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/forms.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/forms.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class BatchUpdateReviewersForm(forms.Form):
         role_reviewers = [
             user
             for field, user in self.cleaned_data.items()
-            if field in self.role_fields
+            if field in self.role_fields and user
         ]
 
         # If any of the users match and are set to multiple roles, throw an error