diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_taglist.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_taglist.ts
index 5a91785e6b..b29c261105 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_taglist.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_taglist.ts
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ export class et2_taglist extends et2_selectbox implements et2_IResizeable
 		});
 
 		// if value has already been set, re-set it by it's id(s)
-		if (this.options.select_options.length && this.options.value.length) {
+		if (this.options.select_options.length && this.options.value?.length) {
 			this.set_value(this.options.value.map((v) => v.id));
 		}
 	}