diff --git a/recipes/forms.py b/recipes/forms.py
index 9889b55..df243c4 100644
--- a/recipes/forms.py
+++ b/recipes/forms.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class RecipeForm(ModelForm):
 		fields = ['title', 'slug']
 
 class VersionForm(ModelForm):
-	recipe_id: int
+	recipe_id: int = 0
 
 	def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 		placeholder = None
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class VersionForm(ModelForm):
 
 	def clean_slug(self):
 		slug = self.cleaned_data['slug']
-		if 'slug' in self.changed_data:
+		if 'slug' in self.changed_data and self.recipe_id:
 			recipe = Recipe.objects.get(id=self.recipe_id)
 			if recipe.versions.filter(slug=slug).count() > 0: # type: ignore
 				raise ValidationError('A recipe version with this slug already exists.')