diff --git a/js/models/conversations.js b/js/models/conversations.js
index 6b582ecb9..cfd227e5c 100644
--- a/js/models/conversations.js
+++ b/js/models/conversations.js
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
         return number.error || 'Invalid phone number';
       }
 
-      throw new Error('Cannot validate the number of a group!');
+      return null;
     },
 
     updateTokens() {