diff --git a/packages/payload/src/utilities/isValidID.ts b/packages/payload/src/utilities/isValidID.ts
index 0374e0e67..d5b5b467f 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/utilities/isValidID.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/utilities/isValidID.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const isValidID = (
   value: number | string,
   type: 'ObjectID' | 'number' | 'text',
 ): boolean => {
-  if (type === 'text') return typeof value === 'string'
+  if (type === 'text') return value && typeof value === 'string'
   if (typeof value === 'number' && !Number.isNaN(value)) return true
 
   if (type === 'ObjectID') {