diff --git a/apps/dolly-frontend/src/main/js/src/components/fagsystem/udistub/form/validation.tsx b/apps/dolly-frontend/src/main/js/src/components/fagsystem/udistub/form/validation.tsx
index 9c868f32eba..689165b6bcd 100644
--- a/apps/dolly-frontend/src/main/js/src/components/fagsystem/udistub/form/validation.tsx
+++ b/apps/dolly-frontend/src/main/js/src/components/fagsystem/udistub/form/validation.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export const validation = {
 		Yup.object({
 			aliaser: ifPresent('$udistub.aliaser', aliaser),
 			arbeidsadgang: ifPresent('$udistub.arbeidsadgang', arbeidsadgang),
-			flyktning: requiredBoolean,
+			flyktning: ifPresent('$udistub.flyktning', requiredBoolean),
 			oppholdStatus: ifPresent('$udistub.oppholdStatus', oppholdStatus),
 			soeknadOmBeskyttelseUnderBehandling: ifPresent(
 				'$udistub.soeknadOmBeskyttelseUnderBehandling',