diff --git a/app/models/legal_document.rb b/app/models/legal_document.rb
index c22d98025..e807ae2f7 100644
--- a/app/models/legal_document.rb
+++ b/app/models/legal_document.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class LegalDocument < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :documentable, polymorphic: true
 
 
-  validates :body, length: { minimum: (1.37 * 8.kilobytes).ceil }, unless: :path
+  validates :body, length: { minimum: (1.37 * 8.kilobytes).ceil }, if: ->(file){ file.path.blank? && !Rails.env.staging?}
 
   before_create :add_creator
   before_save   :save_to_filesystem