diff --git a/app/components/admin/budgets/help_component.rb b/app/components/admin/budgets/help_component.rb
index bd47604d4..b99f91a2c 100644
--- a/app/components/admin/budgets/help_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/admin/budgets/help_component.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Admin::Budgets::HelpComponent < ApplicationComponent
   end
 
   def budget_mode
-    (helpers.budget_mode if helpers.respond_to?(:budget_mode)) || "multiple"
+    (helpers.budget_mode if helpers.respond_to?(:budget_mode)).presence || "multiple"
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/budgets_wizard/headings_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/budgets_wizard/headings_spec.rb
index 0a093ed8f..28d6c1657 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/budgets_wizard/headings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/budgets_wizard/headings_spec.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ describe "Budgets wizard, headings step", :admin do
       expect(page).to have_button "Cancel"
       expect(page).not_to have_button "Add new heading"
       expect(page).not_to have_content "Continue to phases"
+
+      within ".budgets-help" do
+        expect(page).to have_content "Headings are meant"
+        expect(page).not_to have_content "{"
+      end
     end
   end