diff --git a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
index fcaca35d92a..d7429725fee 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -69,20 +69,20 @@ class IrUiView(models.Model):
 
         try:
             value = converter.from_html(Model, Model._fields[field], el)
-        except ValueError:
+            if value is not None:
+                # TODO: batch writes?
+                record = Model.browse(int(el.get('data-oe-id')))
+                if not self.env.context.get('lang') and self.get_default_lang_code():
+                    record.with_context(lang=self.get_default_lang_code()).write({field: value})
+                else:
+                    record.write({field: value})
+
+                if callable(Model._fields[field].translate):
+                    self._copy_custom_snippet_translations(record, field)
+
+        except (ValueError, TypeError):
             raise ValidationError(_("Invalid field value for %s: %s", Model._fields[field].string, el.text_content().strip()))
 
-        if value is not None:
-            # TODO: batch writes?
-            record = Model.browse(int(el.get('data-oe-id')))
-            if not self.env.context.get('lang') and self.get_default_lang_code():
-                record.with_context(lang=self.get_default_lang_code()).write({field: value})
-            else:
-                record.write({field: value})
-
-            if callable(Model._fields[field].translate):
-                self._copy_custom_snippet_translations(record, field)
-
     def save_oe_structure(self, el):
         self.ensure_one()