diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83052a43e..2b559bc3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -127,4 +127,4 @@
     "glob-parent": "^5.1.2",
     "codeceptjs/**/ansi-regex": "^4.1.1"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Header/Header.test.tsx b/src/components/Header/Header.test.tsx
index 3c601c7aa..802672237 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/Header.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header/Header.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import Button from '../Button/Button';
 
 import Header from './Header';
 
+vi.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({
+  NavLink: () => 'a',
+}));
+
 describe('<Header />', () => {
   test('renders header', () => {
     const playlistMenuItems = [<Button key="key" label="Home" to="/" />];
diff --git a/src/components/Header/Header.tsx b/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
index 8b0a6814a..962dc291e 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ const Header: React.FC<Props> = ({
           </div>
         )}
         <nav className={styles.nav} aria-label="menu">
-          {logoLoaded ? children : null}
+          {logoLoaded || !logoSrc ? children : null}
         </nav>
         <div className={styles.search}>{searchEnabled ? search : null}</div>
         {renderUserActions()}
diff --git a/src/components/Header/__snapshots__/Header.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/Header/__snapshots__/Header.test.tsx.snap
index 3a8774c06..d3d4d4acc 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/__snapshots__/Header.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/Header/__snapshots__/Header.test.tsx.snap
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ exports[`<Header /> > renders header 1`] = `
       <nav
         aria-label="menu"
         class="nav"
-      />
+      >
+        a
+      </nav>
       <div
         class="search"
       >
diff --git a/src/containers/Layout/__snapshots__/Layout.test.tsx.snap b/src/containers/Layout/__snapshots__/Layout.test.tsx.snap
index d15a476d2..77f757f48 100644
--- a/src/containers/Layout/__snapshots__/Layout.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/containers/Layout/__snapshots__/Layout.test.tsx.snap
@@ -45,7 +45,17 @@ exports[`<Layout /> > renders layout 1`] = `
           <nav
             aria-label="menu"
             class="nav"
-          />
+          >
+            <a
+              aria-current="page"
+              class="button default text active"
+              href="/"
+            >
+              <span>
+                home
+              </span>
+            </a>
+          </nav>
           <div
             class="search"
           />
diff --git a/src/services/config.service.ts b/src/services/config.service.ts
index 954ed3824..9546edd03 100644
--- a/src/services/config.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/config.service.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const configSchema: SchemaOf<Config> = object({
   adSchedule: string().nullable(),
   assets: object({
     banner: string().notRequired(),
-  }).defined(),
+  }).notRequired(),
   content: array().of(contentSchema),
   menu: array().of(menuSchema),
   styling: stylingSchema.notRequired(),