diff --git a/src/components/Page/LandingPageWidgets/RecentPagesWidget.vue b/src/components/Page/LandingPageWidgets/RecentPagesWidget.vue
index eb4d6629ba..763ab55edd 100644
--- a/src/components/Page/LandingPageWidgets/RecentPagesWidget.vue
+++ b/src/components/Page/LandingPageWidgets/RecentPagesWidget.vue
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ export default {
 	methods: {
 		updateButtons: debounce(function() {
 			const pagesliderEl = this.$refs.pageslider
+			if (!pagesliderEl) {
+				return
+			}
 			if (pagesliderEl.scrollLeft <= 0) {
 				this.$refs.buttonslideleft.classList.add('hidden')
 			} else {
@@ -87,6 +90,9 @@ export default {
 
 		slideLeft() {
 			const pagesliderEl = this.$refs.pageslider
+			if (!pagesliderEl) {
+				return
+			}
 			const newScrollLeft = Math.max(0, pagesliderEl.scrollLeft -= SLIDE_OFFSET)
 			pagesliderEl.scrollTo({
 				top: pagesliderEl.scrollTop,
@@ -98,6 +104,9 @@ export default {
 
 		slideRight() {
 			const pagesliderEl = this.$refs.pageslider
+			if (!pagesliderEl) {
+				return
+			}
 			const newScrollLeft = Math.min(pagesliderEl.scrollLeftMax, pagesliderEl.scrollLeft += SLIDE_OFFSET)
 			pagesliderEl.scrollTo({
 				top: pagesliderEl.scrollTop,