From a1fe7663d7135b5eae16278dc6e25fcce7156d48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joep Meindertsma <joep@ontola.io>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:05:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Prevent error on empty search enter

---
 data-browser/src/routes/SearchRoute.tsx | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/data-browser/src/routes/SearchRoute.tsx b/data-browser/src/routes/SearchRoute.tsx
index e33bf83f7..42b5e207d 100644
--- a/data-browser/src/routes/SearchRoute.tsx
+++ b/data-browser/src/routes/SearchRoute.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function Search(): JSX.Element {
     e => {
       e.preventDefault();
       const subject =
-        htmlElRef.current.children[selectedIndex].getAttribute('about');
+        htmlElRef?.current?.children[selectedIndex]?.getAttribute('about');
       if (subject) {
         //@ts-ignore blur does exist though
         document?.activeElement?.blur();