diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/VariantManagement/index.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/VariantManagement/index.tsx
index 250b1356b8..8b6ccc7bfb 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/VariantManagement/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/VariantManagement/index.tsx
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ const VariantManagement = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, VariantManagementPropTypes>
     }
   }, [safeChildrenWithFavorites]);
 
-  // todo: this applies if `readOnly` is set to `false` as well since the value is read via data-attribute and is therefore a string not a boolean
-  const showSaveBtn = dirtyState && !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(selectedVariant, 'readOnly');
+  const showSaveBtn = dirtyState && selectedVariant && !selectedVariant.readOnly;
 
   return (
     <div className={variantManagementClasses} style={style} {...rest} ref={ref}>