diff --git a/backend/src/cms_backend/db/book_actions.py b/backend/src/cms_backend/db/book_actions.py
index 96d31e0b..7819ef03 100644
--- a/backend/src/cms_backend/db/book_actions.py
+++ b/backend/src/cms_backend/db/book_actions.py
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ def apply_book_promotion_actions(
     author_id: UUID,
 ) -> None:
     """Apply a list of actions to book so that it can be promoted to 'prod'"""
-    if len(actions) == 0:
-        raise ValueError("At least one action must be provided to promote the book")
     action_kinds = {action.kind for action in actions}
     if len(action_kinds) != len(actions):
         raise ValueError("Provided actions contain duplicates")
diff --git a/backend/tests/db/test_book_actions.py b/backend/tests/db/test_book_actions.py
index 20a585b4..7352291e 100644
--- a/backend/tests/db/test_book_actions.py
+++ b/backend/tests/db/test_book_actions.py
@@ -706,14 +706,65 @@ def test_promotion_actions_ready_for_prod(
     assert len(actions) == 0
 
 
-def test_apply_actions_no_actions_raises_error(
+def test_promote_book_with_no_actions_move_directly_to_prod(
     dbsession: OrmSession,
+    create_book: Callable[..., Book],
+    create_title: Callable[..., Title],
+    create_collection_title: Callable[..., CollectionTitle],
+    create_book_location: Callable[..., BookLocation],
+    create_warehouse: Callable[..., Warehouse],
+    illustration_48x48_at_1: str,
+    account: Account,
 ):
-    """Providing an empty actions list raises ValueError."""
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"At least one action"):
-        apply_book_promotion_actions(
-            dbsession, book_id=uuid4(), actions=[], author_id=uuid4()
-        )
+    """Test applying empty actions on a book with no issues simply moves book to prod"""
+    warehouse = create_warehouse()
+
+    book = create_book(
+        flavour="maxi",
+        zim_metadata={
+            "Name": "test_en_all",
+            "Title": "Test Article",
+            "Creator": "Test Creator",
+            "Publisher": "Test Publisher",
+            "Date": "2025-01-01",
+            "Description": "Test description",
+            "Language": "eng",
+            "Illustration_48x48@1": illustration_48x48_at_1,
+        },
+        location_kind="quarantine",
+    )
+    create_book_location(
+        book=book,
+        warehouse_id=warehouse.id,
+        path=Path("zim"),
+        filename="test_en_all_2024-01.zim",
+        status="current",
+    )
+    title = create_title(
+        name="test_en_all",
+        flavours=["maxi"],
+        title="Test Article",
+        creator="Test Creator",
+        publisher="Test Publisher",
+        description="Test description",
+        language="eng",
+        illustration_48x48_at_1=illustration_48x48_at_1,
+    )
+    title.maturity = "stable"
+    book.title = title
+    dbsession.add(book)
+    dbsession.flush()
+
+    create_collection_title(title=title)
+
+    actions = get_book_promotion_actions(dbsession, book_id=book.id)
+    assert len(actions) == 0
+    assert book.location_kind == "quarantine"
+
+    apply_book_promotion_actions(
+        dbsession, book_id=book.id, actions=[], author_id=account.id
+    )
+    assert book.location_kind == "prod"
 
 
 def test_apply_actions_duplicate_actions_raises_error(
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PromoteBookDialog.vue b/frontend/src/components/PromoteBookDialog.vue
index fe573c21..b5729db0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PromoteBookDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PromoteBookDialog.vue
@@ -282,12 +282,12 @@
         <v-spacer />
         <v-btn variant="text" @click="handleCancel" :disabled="submitting">Cancel</v-btn>
         <v-btn
-          v-if="actions.length > 0 && !dryRunError"
+          v-if="!loadingDryRun && !dryRunError"
           color="primary"
           variant="elevated"
-          @click="handleSubmit"
+          @click="actions.length > 0 ? handleSubmit() : executePromote()"
           :loading="submitting"
-          :disabled="submitting || !hasAnyActionChecked"
+          :disabled="submitting || (actions.length > 0 && !hasAnyActionChecked)"
         >
           Promote Book
         </v-btn>