diff --git a/app/portainer/components/stack-duplication-form/stack-duplication-form-controller.js b/app/portainer/components/stack-duplication-form/stack-duplication-form-controller.js
index b0e7b5ff4..f5574518a 100644
--- a/app/portainer/components/stack-duplication-form/stack-duplication-form-controller.js
+++ b/app/portainer/components/stack-duplication-form/stack-duplication-form-controller.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ angular.module('portainer.app').controller('StackDuplicationFormController', [
     ctrl.duplicateStack = duplicateStack;
     ctrl.migrateStack = migrateStack;
     ctrl.isMigrationButtonDisabled = isMigrationButtonDisabled;
+    ctrl.isEndpointSelected = isEndpointSelected;
 
     function isFormValidForMigration() {
       return ctrl.formValues.endpoint && ctrl.formValues.endpoint.Id;
@@ -62,5 +63,9 @@ angular.module('portainer.app').controller('StackDuplicationFormController', [
     function isTargetEndpointAndCurrentEquals() {
       return ctrl.formValues.endpoint && ctrl.formValues.endpoint.Id === ctrl.currentEndpointId;
     }
+
+    function isEndpointSelected() {
+      return ctrl.formValues.endpoint && ctrl.formValues.endpoint.Id;
+    }
   },
 ]);
diff --git a/app/portainer/components/stack-duplication-form/stack-duplication-form.html b/app/portainer/components/stack-duplication-form/stack-duplication-form.html
index cf2e0a293..25ce62913 100644
--- a/app/portainer/components/stack-duplication-form/stack-duplication-form.html
+++ b/app/portainer/components/stack-duplication-form/stack-duplication-form.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <span ng-hide="$ctrl.state.duplicationInProgress"> <i class="fa fa-clone space-right" aria-hidden="true"></i> Duplicate </span>
         <span ng-show="$ctrl.state.duplicationInProgress">Duplication in progress...</span>
       </button>
-      <div ng-if="$ctrl.yamlError"
+      <div ng-if="$ctrl.yamlError && $ctrl.isEndpointSelected()"
         ><span class="text-danger small">{{ $ctrl.yamlError }}</span></div
       >
     </div>