diff --git a/apps/documents/views.py b/apps/documents/views.py
index eae1dc51f1..924ea7f468 100644
--- a/apps/documents/views.py
+++ b/apps/documents/views.py
@@ -126,9 +126,11 @@ def document_create_siblings(request, document_id):
 
 def _handle_save_document(request, document, form=None):
     RecentDocument.objects.add_document_for_user(request.user, document)
-    if form.cleaned_data['new_filename']:
-        document.file_filename = form.cleaned_data['new_filename']
-        document.save()
+    
+    if form:
+        if form.cleaned_data['new_filename']:
+            document.file_filename = form.cleaned_data['new_filename']
+            document.save()
 
     if form and 'document_type_available_filenames' in form.cleaned_data:
         if form.cleaned_data['document_type_available_filenames']: