diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/documents/documents/entity-actions/create/create.action.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/documents/documents/entity-actions/create/create.action.ts
index 8656c5e56a..f0b773ea35 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/documents/documents/entity-actions/create/create.action.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/documents/documents/entity-actions/create/create.action.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { UMB_ALLOWED_DOCUMENT_TYPES_MODAL_TOKEN } from '../../../document-types/modals/allowed-document-types';
-import { UmbDocumentRepository } from '../../repository/document.repository';
+import type { UmbDocumentRepository } from '../../repository/document.repository';
 import { UmbEntityActionBase } from '@umbraco-cms/entity-action';
 import { UmbControllerHostInterface } from '@umbraco-cms/controller';
 import { UmbModalContext, UMB_MODAL_CONTEXT_TOKEN } from '@umbraco-cms/modal';
@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@ export class UmbCreateDocumentEntityAction extends UmbEntityActionBase<UmbDocume
 	async execute() {
 		// TODO: what to do if modal service is not available?
 		if (!this.#modalContext) return;
+		if (!this.repository) return;
 
-		const modalHandler = this.#modalContext?.open(UMB_ALLOWED_DOCUMENT_TYPES_MODAL_TOKEN, {
-			key: this.unique,
-		});
+		const { data } = await this.repository.requestByKey(this.unique);
 
-		const { documentTypeKey } = await modalHandler.onSubmit();
-		// TODO: how do we want to generate these urls?
-		history.pushState(null, '', `/section/content/workspace/document/create/${this.unique}/type/${documentTypeKey}`);
+		if (data && data.contentTypeKey) {
+			const modalHandler = this.#modalContext?.open(UMB_ALLOWED_DOCUMENT_TYPES_MODAL_TOKEN, {
+				key: data.contentTypeKey,
+			});
+
+			const { documentTypeKey } = await modalHandler.onSubmit();
+			// TODO: how do we want to generate these urls?
+			history.pushState(null, '', `/section/content/workspace/document/create/${this.unique}/type/${documentTypeKey}`);
+		}
 	}
 }