diff --git a/ext/js/background/backend.js b/ext/js/background/backend.js
index 323219a4..f04006bc 100644
--- a/ext/js/background/backend.js
+++ b/ext/js/background/backend.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 /* global
  * AnkiConnect
+ * AnkiUtil
  * AudioDownloader
  * ClipboardMonitor
  * ClipboardReader
@@ -456,10 +457,12 @@ class Backend {
 
         for (let i = 0; i < notes.length; ++i) {
             const note = notes[i];
-            const canAdd = canAddArray[i];
-            const info = {canAdd, noteIds: null};
+            let canAdd = canAddArray[i];
+            const valid = AnkiUtil.isNoteDataValid(note);
+            if (!valid) { canAdd = false; }
+            const info = {canAdd, valid, noteIds: null};
             results.push(info);
-            if (!canAdd) {
+            if (!canAdd && valid) {
                 cannotAdd.push({note, info});
             }
         }
diff --git a/ext/js/data/anki-util.js b/ext/js/data/anki-util.js
index fc081ddc..c815ccc7 100644
--- a/ext/js/data/anki-util.js
+++ b/ext/js/data/anki-util.js
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ class AnkiUtil {
     static cloneFieldMarkerPattern(global) {
         return new RegExp(this._markerPattern.source, global ? 'g' : '');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether or not a note object is valid.
+     * @param note A note object to check.
+     * @return `true` if the note is valid, `false` otherwise.
+     */
+    static isNoteDataValid(note) {
+        if (!isObject(note)) { return false; }
+        const {fields, deckName, modelName} = note;
+        return (
+            typeof deckName === 'string' &&
+            typeof modelName === 'string' &&
+            Object.entries(fields).length > 0
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
diff --git a/ext/js/display/display.js b/ext/js/display/display.js
index 0e029748..30a8e294 100644
--- a/ext/js/display/display.js
+++ b/ext/js/display/display.js
@@ -1058,15 +1058,9 @@ class Display extends EventDispatcher {
             const modes = isTerms ? ['term-kanji', 'term-kana'] : ['kanji'];
             let states;
             try {
-                if (this._options.anki.checkForDuplicates) {
-                    const noteContext = this._getNoteContext();
-                    states = await this._areDefinitionsAddable(definitions, modes, noteContext);
-                } else {
-                    if (!await yomichan.api.isAnkiConnected()) {
-                        throw new Error('Anki not connected');
-                    }
-                    states = this._areDefinitionsAddableForcedValue(definitions, modes, true);
-                }
+                const noteContext = this._getNoteContext();
+                const {checkForDuplicates} = this._options.anki;
+                states = await this._areDefinitionsAddable(definitions, modes, noteContext, checkForDuplicates ? null : true);
             } catch (e) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -1408,7 +1402,7 @@ class Display extends EventDispatcher {
         return templates;
     }
 
-    async _areDefinitionsAddable(definitions, modes, context) {
+    async _areDefinitionsAddable(definitions, modes, context, forceCanAddValue) {
         const modeCount = modes.length;
         const notePromises = [];
         for (const definition of definitions) {
@@ -1419,7 +1413,16 @@ class Display extends EventDispatcher {
         }
         const notes = await Promise.all(notePromises);
 
-        const infos = await yomichan.api.getAnkiNoteInfo(notes);
+        let infos;
+        if (forceCanAddValue !== null) {
+            if (!await yomichan.api.isAnkiConnected()) {
+                throw new Error('Anki not connected');
+            }
+            infos = this._getAnkiNoteInfoForceValue(notes, forceCanAddValue);
+        } else {
+            infos = await yomichan.api.getAnkiNoteInfo(notes);
+        }
+
         const results = [];
         for (let i = 0, ii = infos.length; i < ii; i += modeCount) {
             results.push(infos.slice(i, i + modeCount));
@@ -1427,16 +1430,11 @@ class Display extends EventDispatcher {
         return results;
     }
 
-    _areDefinitionsAddableForcedValue(definitions, modes, canAdd) {
+    _getAnkiNoteInfoForceValue(notes, canAdd) {
         const results = [];
-        const definitionCount = definitions.length;
-        const modeCount = modes.length;
-        for (let i = 0; i < definitionCount; ++i) {
-            const modeArray = [];
-            for (let j = 0; j < modeCount; ++j) {
-                modeArray.push({canAdd, noteIds: null});
-            }
-            results.push(modeArray);
+        for (const note of notes) {
+            const valid = AnkiUtil.isNoteDataValid(note);
+            results.push({canAdd, valid, noteIds: null});
         }
         return results;
     }