diff --git a/stripe/controllers/FrmTransLiteActionsController.php b/stripe/controllers/FrmTransLiteActionsController.php
index 55a2d0d656..13e52bbf30 100755
--- a/stripe/controllers/FrmTransLiteActionsController.php
+++ b/stripe/controllers/FrmTransLiteActionsController.php
@@ -595,6 +595,12 @@ public static function before_save_settings( $settings, $action ) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if ( ! in_array( 'stripe', $settings['gateway'], true ) ) {
+			// We only need a gateway field for Stripe add-on compatibility,
+			// so unless Stripe is selected, we can return early.
+			return $settings;
+		}
+
 		$gateway_field_id = FrmDb::get_var(
 			'frm_fields',
 			array(