diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/rollup/server/routes/api/jobs/register_delete_route.ts b/x-pack/plugins/rollup/server/routes/api/jobs/register_delete_route.ts
index f90a81f73823e..7e22b5c4ead10 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/rollup/server/routes/api/jobs/register_delete_route.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/rollup/server/routes/api/jobs/register_delete_route.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const registerDeleteRoute = ({
         // Until then we'll modify the response here.
         if (
           err?.meta &&
-          err.body?.task_failures[0]?.reason?.reason?.includes(
+          err.body?.task_failures?.[0]?.reason?.reason?.includes(
             'Job must be [STOPPED] before deletion'
           )
         ) {