diff --git a/src/utils/turndown-rules/internal-links-rule.ts b/src/utils/turndown-rules/internal-links-rule.ts
index f1f6d3de..868bed0f 100644
--- a/src/utils/turndown-rules/internal-links-rule.ts
+++ b/src/utils/turndown-rules/internal-links-rule.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const wikiStyleLinksRule = {
 
         // handle ObsidianMD internal link display name
         const omitObsidianLinksDisplayName = isHeptaOrObsidianOutput()
-            && yarleOptions.obsidianSettings.omitLinkDisplayName;
+            && yarleOptions.obsidianSettings?.omitLinkDisplayName;
         const renderedObsidianDisplayName = omitObsidianLinksDisplayName ? '' : `|${displayName}`;
 
         if (value.startsWith('evernote://')) {