diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/section-upload-file-edit.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/section-upload-file-edit.component.spec.ts
index d008bf61f1..72c555f39c 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/section-upload-file-edit.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/section-upload-file-edit.component.spec.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ describe('SubmissionSectionUploadFileEditComponent test suite', () => {
   const fileData: any = mockUploadFiles[0];
   const pathCombiner = new JsonPatchOperationPathCombiner('sections', sectionId, 'files', fileIndex);
 
+  let noAccessConditionsMock = Object.assign({}, mockFileFormData);
+  delete noAccessConditionsMock.accessConditions;
+
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [
@@ -299,6 +302,28 @@ describe('SubmissionSectionUploadFileEditComponent test suite', () => {
 
     }));
 
+    it('should update Bitstream data properly when access options are omitted', fakeAsync(() => {
+      compAsAny.formRef = {formGroup: null};
+      compAsAny.fileData = fileData;
+      compAsAny.pathCombiner = pathCombiner;
+      formService.validateAllFormFields.and.callFake(() => null);
+      formService.isValid.and.returnValue(of(true));
+      formService.getFormData.and.returnValue(of(noAccessConditionsMock));
+      const response = [
+        Object.assign(mockSubmissionObject, {
+          sections: {
+            upload: {
+              files: mockUploadFiles
+            }
+          }
+        })
+      ];
+      operationsService.jsonPatchByResourceID.and.returnValue(of(response));
+      comp.saveBitstreamData();
+      tick();
+      expect(uploadService.updateFileData).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }));
+
     it('should not save Bitstream File data properly when form is not valid', fakeAsync(() => {
       compAsAny.formRef = {formGroup: null};
       compAsAny.pathCombiner = pathCombiner;
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/section-upload-file-edit.component.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/section-upload-file-edit.component.ts
index 9ee4a7dda5..eb4dc5aaf8 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/section-upload-file-edit.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/section-upload-file-edit.component.ts
@@ -416,56 +416,58 @@ export class SubmissionSectionUploadFileEditComponent
             this.operationsBuilder.remove(this.pathCombiner.getPath(path));
           });
         const accessConditionsToSave = [];
-        formData.accessConditions
-          .map((accessConditions) => accessConditions.accessConditionGroup)
-          .filter((accessCondition) => isNotEmpty(accessCondition))
-          .forEach((accessCondition) => {
-            let accessConditionOpt;
+        if (formData.hasOwnProperty('accessConditions')) {
+          formData.accessConditions
+            .filter((accessConditions) => isNotNull(accessConditions))
+            .map((accessConditions) => accessConditions.accessConditionGroup)
+            .filter((accessCondition) => isNotEmpty(accessCondition))
+            .forEach((accessCondition) => {
+              let accessConditionOpt;
 
-            this.availableAccessConditionOptions
-              .filter((element) => isNotNull(accessCondition.name) && element.name === accessCondition.name[0].value)
-              .forEach((element) => accessConditionOpt = element);
+              this.availableAccessConditionOptions
+                .filter((element) => isNotNull(accessCondition.name) && element.name === accessCondition.name[0].value)
+                .forEach((element) => accessConditionOpt = element);
 
-            if (accessConditionOpt) {
-              const currentAccessCondition = Object.assign({}, accessCondition);
-              currentAccessCondition.name = this.retrieveValueFromField(accessCondition.name);
+              if (accessConditionOpt) {
+                const currentAccessCondition = Object.assign({}, accessCondition);
+                currentAccessCondition.name = this.retrieveValueFromField(accessCondition.name);
 
-              /* When start and end date fields are deactivated, their values may be still present in formData,
-              therefore it is necessary to delete them if they're not allowed by the current access condition option. */
-              if (!accessConditionOpt.hasStartDate) {
-                delete currentAccessCondition.startDate;
-              } else if (accessCondition.startDate) {
-                const startDate = this.retrieveValueFromField(accessCondition.startDate);
-                // Clamp the start date to the maximum, if any, since the
-                // datepicker sometimes exceeds it.
-                let startDateDate = new Date(startDate);
-                if (accessConditionOpt.maxStartDate) {
+                /* When start and end date fields are deactivated, their values may be still present in formData,
+                therefore it is necessary to delete them if they're not allowed by the current access condition option. */
+                if (!accessConditionOpt.hasStartDate) {
+                  delete currentAccessCondition.startDate;
+                } else if (accessCondition.startDate) {
+                  const startDate = this.retrieveValueFromField(accessCondition.startDate);
+                  // Clamp the start date to the maximum, if any, since the
+                  // datepicker sometimes exceeds it.
+                  let startDateDate = new Date(startDate);
+                  if (accessConditionOpt.maxStartDate) {
                     const maxStartDateDate = new Date(accessConditionOpt.maxStartDate);
                     if (startDateDate > maxStartDateDate) {
-                        startDateDate = maxStartDateDate;
+                      startDateDate = maxStartDateDate;
                     }
+                  }
+                  currentAccessCondition.startDate = dateToISOFormat(startDateDate);
                 }
-                currentAccessCondition.startDate = dateToISOFormat(startDateDate);
-              }
-              if (!accessConditionOpt.hasEndDate) {
-                delete currentAccessCondition.endDate;
-              } else if (accessCondition.endDate) {
-                const endDate = this.retrieveValueFromField(accessCondition.endDate);
-                // Clamp the end date to the maximum, if any, since the
-                // datepicker sometimes exceeds it.
-                let endDateDate = new Date(endDate);
-                if (accessConditionOpt.maxEndDate) {
+                if (!accessConditionOpt.hasEndDate) {
+                  delete currentAccessCondition.endDate;
+                } else if (accessCondition.endDate) {
+                  const endDate = this.retrieveValueFromField(accessCondition.endDate);
+                  // Clamp the end date to the maximum, if any, since the
+                  // datepicker sometimes exceeds it.
+                  let endDateDate = new Date(endDate);
+                  if (accessConditionOpt.maxEndDate) {
                     const maxEndDateDate = new Date(accessConditionOpt.maxEndDate);
                     if (endDateDate > maxEndDateDate) {
-                        endDateDate = maxEndDateDate;
+                      endDateDate = maxEndDateDate;
                     }
+                  }
+                  currentAccessCondition.endDate = dateToISOFormat(endDateDate);
                 }
-                currentAccessCondition.endDate = dateToISOFormat(endDateDate);
+                accessConditionsToSave.push(currentAccessCondition);
               }
-              accessConditionsToSave.push(currentAccessCondition);
-            }
-          });
-
+            });
+        }
         if (isNotEmpty(accessConditionsToSave)) {
           this.operationsBuilder.add(this.pathCombiner.getPath('accessConditions'), accessConditionsToSave, true);
         }