diff --git a/app/controllers/spree/admin/reports_controller_decorator.rb b/app/controllers/spree/admin/reports_controller_decorator.rb
index 7ef916bcc4..2016eaba72 100644
--- a/app/controllers/spree/admin/reports_controller_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/spree/admin/reports_controller_decorator.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Spree::Admin::ReportsController.class_eval do
     @report_type = params[:report_type]
 
     # -- Build Report with Order Grouper
-    @report = OpenFoodNetwork::PackingReport.new spree_current_user, params
+    @report = OpenFoodNetwork::PackingReport.new spree_current_user, params, render_content?
     order_grouper = OpenFoodNetwork::OrderGrouper.new @report.rules, @report.columns
     @table = order_grouper.table(@report.table_items)
 
diff --git a/lib/open_food_network/packing_report.rb b/lib/open_food_network/packing_report.rb
index d24048fcf6..4b3a9cbc64 100644
--- a/lib/open_food_network/packing_report.rb
+++ b/lib/open_food_network/packing_report.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 module OpenFoodNetwork
   class PackingReport
     attr_reader :params
-    def initialize(user, params = {})
+    def initialize(user, params = {}, render_table = false)
       @params = params
       @user = user
+      @render_table = render_table
     end
 
     def header
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
     end
 
     def table_items
+      return [] unless @render_table
+
       orders = search.result
 
       line_items = permissions.visible_line_items.merge(Spree::LineItem.where(order_id: orders))
diff --git a/spec/lib/open_food_network/packing_report_spec.rb b/spec/lib/open_food_network/packing_report_spec.rb
index 6b02a26fed..b9074a92bf 100644
--- a/spec/lib/open_food_network/packing_report_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/open_food_network/packing_report_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
 
       context "as a site admin" do
         let(:user) { create(:admin_user) }
-        subject { PackingReport.new user }
+        subject { PackingReport.new user, {}, true }
 
         it "fetches completed orders" do
           o2 = create(:order)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
 
       context "as a manager of a supplier" do
         let!(:user) { create(:user) }
-        subject { PackingReport.new user }
+        subject { PackingReport.new user, {}, true }
 
         let(:s1) { create(:supplier_enterprise) }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
 
       context "as a manager of a distributor" do
         let!(:user) { create(:user) }
-        subject { PackingReport.new user }
+        subject { PackingReport.new user, {}, true }
 
         before do
           d1.enterprise_roles.create!(user: user)