diff --git a/mkt/developers/forms.py b/mkt/developers/forms.py
index 7386dd2d4e5..76f4de8ff3d 100644
--- a/mkt/developers/forms.py
+++ b/mkt/developers/forms.py
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ def save(self, addon, commit=True):
                 ContentRating.objects.create(addon=addon, rating=r.id,
                                              ratings_body=r.ratingsbody.id)
         uses_flash = self.cleaned_data.get('flash')
-        addon.get_latest_file().update(uses_flash=bool(uses_flash))
+        af = addon.get_latest_file()
+        if af is not None:
+            af.update(uses_flash=bool(uses_flash))
         return addon