diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/layout/content-styles.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/layout/content-styles.ts
index 1dc84bb450..57d1d5e4e5 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/layout/content-styles.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/layout/content-styles.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const traversePlaceholder = (
 
 export const traverseField = (field: Field | Item | Item[] | undefined, config: Config) => {
   if (!field || config.loadStyles) return;
-
+  if (typeof field === 'string' && field) return;
   if ('editable' in field && field.editable) {
     config.loadStyles = CLASS_REGEXP.test(field.editable);
   } else if ('value' in field && typeof field.value === 'string') {