diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 930daa436a..417fad9af6 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ Unreleased Changes
 * SDR
     * RKLS, USLE, avoided erosion, and avoided export rasters will now have
       nodata in streams (`#1415 <https://github.com/natcap/invest/issues/1415>`_)
+* Wind Energy
+    * Fixed a bug where model would error when the grid points path was empty
+      (`#1417 <https://github.com/natcap/invest/issues/1417>`_)
 
 3.14.0 (2023-09-08)
 -------------------
diff --git a/src/natcap/invest/wind_energy.py b/src/natcap/invest/wind_energy.py
index f203475e63..cc5b7d5c22 100644
--- a/src/natcap/invest/wind_energy.py
+++ b/src/natcap/invest/wind_energy.py
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ def execute(args):
         LOGGER.info('Valuation Not Selected. Model completed')
         return
 
-    if 'grid_points_path' in args:
+    if 'grid_points_path' in args and args['grid_points_path']:
         # Handle Grid Points
         LOGGER.info('Grid Points Provided. Reading in the grid points')
 
diff --git a/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/ArgInput/index.jsx b/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/ArgInput/index.jsx
index e190419096..feb505848d 100644
--- a/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/ArgInput/index.jsx
+++ b/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/ArgInput/index.jsx
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ ArgInput.propTypes = {
     units: PropTypes.string, // for numbers only
   }).isRequired,
   userguide: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  value: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.bool]),
+  value: PropTypes.oneOfType(
+    [PropTypes.string, PropTypes.bool, PropTypes.number]),
   touched: PropTypes.bool,
   isValid: PropTypes.bool,
   validationMessage: PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/ArgsForm/index.jsx b/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/ArgsForm/index.jsx
index 03508c8e12..6ec24e3294 100644
--- a/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/ArgsForm/index.jsx
+++ b/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/ArgsForm/index.jsx
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ class ArgsForm extends React.Component {
 ArgsForm.propTypes = {
   argsValues: PropTypes.objectOf(
     PropTypes.shape({
-      value: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.bool]),
+      value: PropTypes.oneOfType(
+        [PropTypes.string, PropTypes.bool, PropTypes.number]),
       touched: PropTypes.bool,
     })
   ).isRequired,
diff --git a/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/index.jsx b/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/index.jsx
index c96dc6dd0b..0485d0ed71 100644
--- a/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/index.jsx
+++ b/workbench/src/renderer/components/SetupTab/index.jsx
@@ -591,7 +591,8 @@ SetupTab.propTypes = {
     enabledFunctions: PropTypes.objectOf(PropTypes.func),
     dropdownFunctions: PropTypes.objectOf(PropTypes.func),
   }).isRequired,
-  argsInitValues: PropTypes.objectOf(PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.bool])),
+  argsInitValues: PropTypes.objectOf(PropTypes.oneOfType(
+    [PropTypes.string, PropTypes.bool, PropTypes.number])),
   investExecute: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   sidebarSetupElementId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   sidebarFooterElementId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,