diff --git a/app/validators/profile_validator.rb b/app/validators/profile_validator.rb
index e47bef7b1..a11f46cca 100644
--- a/app/validators/profile_validator.rb
+++ b/app/validators/profile_validator.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ class ProfileValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
   private
 
   def summary_too_long?(record)
+    # During onboarding, the attribute is not yet available
+    return unless record.respond_to?(SUMMARY_ATTRIBUTE)
+
     return unless ProfileField.exists?(attribute_name: SUMMARY_ATTRIBUTE)
     return if record.summary.blank?