diff --git a/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/campaignUtils.ts b/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/campaignUtils.ts
index 76c9d628d8a..c9ff556e914 100644
--- a/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/campaignUtils.ts
+++ b/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/campaignUtils.ts
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ async function enrichAndPersistCampaignForUpdate(request: any, firstPersist: boo
     const boundaryCode = !(request?.body?.CampaignDetails?.projectId) ? getRootBoundaryCode(request.body.CampaignDetails.boundaries) : (request?.body?.CampaignDetails?.boundaryCode || ExistingCampaignDetails?.boundaryCode)
     request.body.CampaignDetails.boundaryCode = boundaryCode
     request.body.CampaignDetails.isActive = ExistingCampaignDetails?.isActive
-    request.body.CampaignDetails.parentId = ExistingCampaignDetails?.parentId
+    request.body.CampaignDetails.parentId = ExistingCampaignDetails?.parentId || null
     request.body.CampaignDetails.startDate = request?.body?.CampaignDetails?.startDate || ExistingCampaignDetails?.startDate || null
     request.body.CampaignDetails.endDate = request?.body?.CampaignDetails?.endDate || ExistingCampaignDetails?.endDate || null
     request.body.CampaignDetails.projectType = request?.body?.CampaignDetails?.projectType ? request?.body?.CampaignDetails?.projectType : ExistingCampaignDetails?.projectType