diff --git a/gui/preload-chat.js b/gui/preload-chat.js
index 8a7a4f0e..9d967b12 100644
--- a/gui/preload-chat.js
+++ b/gui/preload-chat.js
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ ipcRenderer.on("return-shared-folder-files", (event, arg) => {
   sharedFolderFileList = arg.files;
 
   var tbl = document.getElementById("sharedFolderTable");
+  if (tbl == undefined) return;
   tbl.innerHTML = "";
   let counter = 0;
   arg.files.forEach((file) => {