diff --git a/atst/forms/validators.py b/atst/forms/validators.py
index 99265769..82dc1182 100644
--- a/atst/forms/validators.py
+++ b/atst/forms/validators.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+from datetime import datetime
 import re
+
+from werkzeug.datastructures import FileStorage
 from wtforms.validators import ValidationError, StopValidation
 import pendulum
-from datetime import datetime
+
 from atst.utils.localization import translate
 
 
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ def RequiredIf(criteria_function, message=translate("forms.validators.is_require
 
 def FileLength(max_length=50000000, message=None):
     def _file_length(_form, field):
-        if field.data is None:
+        if field.data is None or not isinstance(field.data, FileStorage):
             return True
 
         content = field.data.read()
diff --git a/tests/forms/test_validators.py b/tests/forms/test_validators.py
index c57fe5e0..8f0ae0e5 100644
--- a/tests/forms/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/forms/test_validators.py
@@ -100,3 +100,6 @@ class TestFileLength:
 
         with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
             validator(dummy_form, dummy_field)
+
+        dummy_field.data = "random string"
+        assert validator(dummy_form, dummy_field)