diff --git a/src/components/manage/Blocks/Group/Edit.jsx b/src/components/manage/Blocks/Group/Edit.jsx
index 2e07a66..115c9c6 100644
--- a/src/components/manage/Blocks/Group/Edit.jsx
+++ b/src/components/manage/Blocks/Group/Edit.jsx
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ const Edit = (props) => {
    */
   const countTextInBlocks = (blocksObject) => {
     let groupCharCount = 0;
+    if (!props.data.maxChars) {
+      return groupCharCount;
+    }
 
     Object.keys(blocksObject).forEach((blockId) => {
       const foundText = blocksObject[blockId]?.plaintext