diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Material/MaterialAssignment.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Material/MaterialAssignment.cpp
index 56ad6b8b52..656d990307 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Material/MaterialAssignment.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Material/MaterialAssignment.cpp
@@ -93,21 +93,14 @@ namespace AZ
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (m_materialAsset.GetId().IsValid())
+            if (m_materialAsset.IsReady())
             {
-                if (m_materialAsset.IsReady())
-                {
-                    m_materialInstance =
-                        m_propertyOverrides.empty() ? RPI::Material::FindOrCreate(m_materialAsset) : RPI::Material::Create(m_materialAsset);
-                    AZ_Error("MaterialAssignment", m_materialInstance, "Material instance not initialized");
-                }
-                return;
+                m_materialInstance = m_propertyOverrides.empty() ? RPI::Material::FindOrCreate(m_materialAsset) : RPI::Material::Create(m_materialAsset);
+                AZ_Error("MaterialAssignment", m_materialInstance, "Material instance not initialized");
             }
-
-            if (m_defaultMaterialAsset.IsReady())
+            else if (m_defaultMaterialAsset.IsReady())
             {
-                m_materialInstance =
-                    m_propertyOverrides.empty() ? RPI::Material::FindOrCreate(m_defaultMaterialAsset) : RPI::Material::Create(m_defaultMaterialAsset);
+                m_materialInstance = m_propertyOverrides.empty() ? RPI::Material::FindOrCreate(m_defaultMaterialAsset) : RPI::Material::Create(m_defaultMaterialAsset);
                 AZ_Error("MaterialAssignment", m_materialInstance, "Material instance not initialized");
             }
         }