diff --git a/src/async-components/views/dialogs/keybackup/NewRecoveryMethodDialog.js b/src/async-components/views/dialogs/keybackup/NewRecoveryMethodDialog.js
index 15c410c93c..db86178b5a 100644
--- a/src/async-components/views/dialogs/keybackup/NewRecoveryMethodDialog.js
+++ b/src/async-components/views/dialogs/keybackup/NewRecoveryMethodDialog.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import Modal from "../../../../Modal";
 export default class NewRecoveryMethodDialog extends React.PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         // As returned by js-sdk getKeyBackupVersion()
-        newVersionInfo: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        newVersionInfo: PropTypes.object,
         onFinished: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     }