diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
index 68408a05f..74545579c 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
           .max(100, "Cannot have more than 100 approvers")
           .min(1, { message: "At least one approver should be provided" })
           .refine(
-            (el) => el.every((i) => Object.hasOwn(i, "id") || Object.hasOwn(i, "username")),
+            // @ts-expect-error this is ok
+            (el) => el.every((i) => Boolean(i?.id) || Boolean(i?.username)),
             "Must provide either username or id"
           ),
         bypassers: z
@@ -193,7 +194,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
           .min(1, { message: "At least one approver should be provided" })
           .max(100, "Cannot have more than 100 approvers")
           .refine(
-            (el) => el.every((i) => Object.hasOwn(i, "id") || Object.hasOwn(i, "username")),
+            // @ts-expect-error this is ok
+            (el) => el.every((i) => Boolean(i?.id) || Boolean(i?.username)),
             "Must provide either username or id"
           ),
         bypassers: z
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
index 0007868df..922ba16a4 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
       (approver) => approver.type === ApproverType.User && approver.username
     ) as { username: string; sequence?: number }[];
 
-    if (!groupApprovers && approvals > userApprovers.length + userApproverNames.length)
-      throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Approvals cannot be greater than approvers" });
-
     const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
@@ -137,7 +134,6 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
         }))
       );
     }
-
     let groupBypassers: string[] = [];
     let bypasserUserIds: string[] = [];