diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-requirements/components/DocumentRequirementEditorDrawer.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-requirements/components/DocumentRequirementEditorDrawer.tsx
index 5baba8e99..1efa584e7 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-requirements/components/DocumentRequirementEditorDrawer.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-requirements/components/DocumentRequirementEditorDrawer.tsx
@@ -94,10 +94,16 @@ export function DocumentRequirementEditorDrawer({
       return;
     }
     if (!draft.name.en?.trim()) return;
+    // A condition is either a single-field check or an anyOf list — the CoP
+    // watch_rating_certificate requirement is seeded with anyOf and no field.
     const hasCondition =
       Boolean(draft.conditionExpression?.field) ||
       Boolean(draft.conditionExpression?.anyOf?.length);
-    if (draft.mode === 'CONDITIONAL' && !hasCondition) {
+    if (
+      draft.mode === 'CONDITIONAL' &&
+      !hasCondition &&
+      !draft.conditionExpression?.anyOf?.length
+    ) {
       setKeyError(t('certReq.doc.conditionRequired', 'A conditional requirement needs a condition'));
       return;
     }