diff --git a/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/participants/pages/participant-detail/components/participant-detail-view/participant-detail-view.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/participants/pages/participant-detail/components/participant-detail-view/participant-detail-view.component.ts
index bf9135bea5..0b1aebf054 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/participants/pages/participant-detail/components/participant-detail-view/participant-detail-view.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/participants/pages/participant-detail/components/participant-detail-view/participant-detail-view.component.ts
@@ -378,7 +378,10 @@ export class ParticipantDetailViewComponent extends BaseMeetingComponent {
                 ) ||
                 (await this.promptService.open(title, content))
             ) {
-                if (this.operator.hasPerms(Permission.userCanManagePresence)) {
+                if (
+                    this.operator.hasPerms(Permission.userCanManagePresence) &&
+                    this.personalInfoFormValue.is_present !== undefined
+                ) {
                     await this.repo
                         .update(payload, this.user!)
                         .concat(this.repo.setPresent(isPresent, this.user!))