diff --git a/app/models/alchemy/page.rb b/app/models/alchemy/page.rb
index 9f611cd7d2..84d637c142 100644
--- a/app/models/alchemy/page.rb
+++ b/app/models/alchemy/page.rb
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ def attach_to_menu!
     end
 
     def should_attach_to_menu?
-      menu_id && nodes.none?
+      menu_id.present? && nodes.none?
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/alchemy/page_spec.rb b/spec/models/alchemy/page_spec.rb
index d0e652102d..0ace3ba976 100644
--- a/spec/models/alchemy/page_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/alchemy/page_spec.rb
@@ -2364,6 +2364,13 @@ module Alchemy
           expect { page.save }.not_to change { page.nodes.count }
         end
       end
+
+      context 'if menu_id is empty' do
+        it 'does not raise error' do
+          page.menu_id = ""
+          expect { page.save }.not_to raise_error
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     describe '#nodes' do