diff --git a/backend/api/views.py b/backend/api/views.py
index 8bb0cdc3..b659fd0d 100644
--- a/backend/api/views.py
+++ b/backend/api/views.py
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ def compilation_update(self, request, team, league_id, pk=None):
                     # Only if this submission is newer than what's already been processed,
                     # update the submission history. 
                     # (to prevent reverting to older submissions that took longer to process)
-                    if submission.id > team_sub.last_1_id:
+                    if team_sub.last_1_id is None or submission.id > team_sub.last_1_id:
                         team_sub.last_3_id = team_sub.last_2_id
                         team_sub.last_2_id = team_sub.last_1_id
                         team_sub.last_1_id = submission