validate email id only if provided (#9020)
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/job_applicant/job_applicant.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/job_applicant/job_applicant.py
index acc1c64..2de20dd 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/job_applicant/job_applicant.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/job_applicant/job_applicant.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
def validate(self):
self.check_email_id_is_unique()
- validate_email_add(self.email_id, True)
+ if self.email_id:
+ validate_email_add(self.email_id, True)
if not self.applicant_name and self.email_id:
guess = self.email_id.split('@')[0]