diff --git a/client/src/app/site/base/base-view-model-with-agenda-item.ts b/client/src/app/site/base/base-view-model-with-agenda-item.ts
index 3b52dfdae..6f9af9e3c 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/base/base-view-model-with-agenda-item.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/base/base-view-model-with-agenda-item.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export abstract class BaseViewModelWithAgendaItem<
      * Appends the agneda item comment as the subtitle, if this model has an agenda item
      */
     public getProjectorTitle(): ProjectorTitle {
-        const subtitle = this.item.comment || null;
+        const subtitle = this.item ? this.item.comment : null;
         return { title: this.getTitle(), subtitle };
     }