diff --git a/packages/core/admin/ee/server/services/review-workflows/entity-service-decorator.js b/packages/core/admin/ee/server/services/review-workflows/entity-service-decorator.js
index 7e69d791e6..e2588f2be7 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/ee/server/services/review-workflows/entity-service-decorator.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/ee/server/services/review-workflows/entity-service-decorator.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const decorator = (service) => ({
     const updatedEntity = await service.update.call(this, uid, entityId, { ...opts, data });
     const updatedStage = updatedEntity[ENTITY_STAGE_ATTRIBUTE];
 
-    if (previousStage?.id && previousStage.id !== updatedStage.id) {
+    if (previousStage?.id && updatedStage?.id && previousStage.id !== updatedStage.id) {
       const model = strapi.getModel(uid);
 
       strapi.eventHub.emit(WORKFLOW_UPDATE_STAGE, {