diff --git a/src/apps/stable/routes/user/userprofiles.tsx b/src/apps/stable/routes/user/userprofiles.tsx
index b386533f4b..dc8a6e86fd 100644
--- a/src/apps/stable/routes/user/userprofiles.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/stable/routes/user/userprofiles.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const UserProfiles: FunctionComponent = () => {
 
         const showUserMenu = (elem: HTMLElement) => {
             const card = dom.parentWithClass(elem, 'card');
-            const userId = card.getAttribute('data-userid');
+            const userId = card?.getAttribute('data-userid');
 
             if (!userId) {
                 console.error('Unexpected null user id');