diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Form/Controllers/EnvelopeEditorController.vb b/EnvelopeGenerator.Form/Controllers/EnvelopeEditorController.vb
index 67b3d21e..ec95d0c9 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Form/Controllers/EnvelopeEditorController.vb
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Form/Controllers/EnvelopeEditorController.vb
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ Public Class EnvelopeEditorController
     Public Function ValidateEnvelopeForSending(pErrors As List(Of String)) As List(Of String)
         Dim oEnvelopeErrors = pErrors
 
+        Dim requiresSignature = (Envelope.ContractType = ContractType.ReadAndSign)
+        If requiresSignature = False Then
+            Return oEnvelopeErrors
+        End If
+
         If ElementModel.ElementsExist(Envelope.Id) = False Then
             oEnvelopeErrors.Add(Resources.Envelope.Missing_Elements)
         End If