diff --git a/app/models/budget/ballot.rb b/app/models/budget/ballot.rb
index 17e514d2c..6a4047aff 100644
--- a/app/models/budget/ballot.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget/ballot.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class Budget
     end
 
     def heading_for_group(group)
+      return nil unless has_lines_in_group?(group)
       self.investments.where(group: group).first.heading
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/budget/ballot_spec.rb b/spec/models/budget/ballot_spec.rb
index 9d4ff9608..3a9f9f232 100644
--- a/spec/models/budget/ballot_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/budget/ballot_spec.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe Budget::Ballot do
 
   describe "#heading_for_group" do
 
-    it "returns the heading with investments for a group" do
+    it "returns the heading with balloted investments for a group" do
       budget = create(:budget)
       group = create(:budget_group, budget: budget)
 
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ describe Budget::Ballot do
       expect(ballot.heading_for_group(group)).to eq heading2
     end
 
+    it "returns nil if there are no headings with balloted investments in a group" do
+      budget = create(:budget)
+      group = create(:budget_group, budget: budget)
+
+      heading1 = create(:budget_heading, group: group)
+      heading2 = create(:budget_heading, group: group)
+
+      ballot = create(:budget_ballot, budget: budget)
+
+      expect(ballot.heading_for_group(group)).to eq nil
+    end
+
   end
 
 end