diff --git a/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/doc_list.coffee b/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/doc_list.coffee
index 02f60598..6d4acb72 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/doc_list.coffee
+++ b/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/doc_list.coffee
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class app.views.DocList extends app.View
     return
 
   focus: (model) ->
-    @listFocus.focus @find("a[href='#{model.fullPath()}']")
+    @listFocus?.focus @find("a[href='#{model.fullPath()}']")
     return
 
   revealCurrent: ->