diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Household/MembersEditor.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Household/MembersEditor.php
index 5a131ec7f..2fd322bb4 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Household/MembersEditor.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Household/MembersEditor.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Chill\PersonBundle\Household;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationList;
 use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Entity\Household\HouseholdMember;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Entity\Household\Position;
@@ -94,7 +95,12 @@ class MembersEditor
 
     public function validate(): ConstraintViolationListInterface
     {
-        $list = $this->validator->validate($this->getHousehold(), null, [ self::VALIDATION_GROUP ]);
+        if ($this->hasHousehold()) {
+            $list = $this->validator
+                ->validate($this->getHousehold(), null, [ self::VALIDATION_GROUP ]);
+        } else {
+            $list = new ConstraintViolationList();
+        }
 
         foreach ($this->membershipsAffected as $m) {
             $list->addAll($this->validator->validate($m, null, [ self::VALIDATION_GROUP ]));