diff --git a/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py b/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py
index ff9617f7..0e37f068 100644
--- a/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py
+++ b/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class SaveFinancialVerificationDraft(FinancialVerificationBase):
         if not form.validate_draft():
             self._raise(form)
 
-        if not self.pe_validator.validate(self.request, form.pe_id):
+        if form.pe_id.data and not self.pe_validator.validate(self.request, form.pe_id):
             valid = False
 
         if form.task_order.number.data and not self.task_order_validator.validate(
diff --git a/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py b/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py
index 24e02ac5..3c0241dc 100644
--- a/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py
+++ b/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@ def test_update_fv_invalid_task_order_number(fv_data):
         update_fv.execute()
 
 
+def test_draft_without_pe_id(fv_data):
+    request = RequestFactory.create()
+    user = UserFactory.create()
+    data = {"request-uii_ids": "1234"}
+    assert SaveFinancialVerificationDraft(
+        PENumberValidator(),
+        TaskOrderNumberValidator(),
+        user,
+        request,
+        data,
+        is_extended=False,
+    ).execute()
+
+
 def test_update_fv_extended(fv_data, e_fv_data):
     request = RequestFactory.create()
     user = UserFactory.create()