diff --git a/app/policies/mapping_policy.rb b/app/policies/mapping_policy.rb
index 40b71f61..5826ccd4 100644
--- a/app/policies/mapping_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/mapping_policy.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class MappingPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   end
 
   def create?
-    map_policy.update?
+    record.map.present? && map_policy.update?
   end
 
   def update?