diff --git a/federation/entities/base.py b/federation/entities/base.py
index cbb8c77..deae9e8 100644
--- a/federation/entities/base.py
+++ b/federation/entities/base.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class GUIDMixin(BaseEntity):
         self._required += ["guid"]
 
     def validate_guid(self):
-        if self.guid and len(self.guid) < 16:
+        if len(self.guid) < 16:
             raise ValueError("GUID must be at least 16 characters")