diff --git a/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/sidebar_hover.coffee b/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/sidebar_hover.coffee
index c905c07a..16bf24fc 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/sidebar_hover.coffee
+++ b/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/sidebar_hover.coffee
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class app.views.SidebarHover extends app.View
     clone
 
   isTarget: (el) ->
-    el.classList.contains @constructor.itemClass
+    el?.classList?.contains @constructor.itemClass
 
   isSelected: (el) ->
     el.classList.contains 'active'