diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_vfs.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_vfs.js
index 999a9c93cd..998753de98 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_vfs.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_vfs.js
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ var et2_vfsUpload = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
         return true;
     };
     et2_vfsUpload.prototype.getDOMNode = function (sender) {
-        if (sender !== this && sender._type.indexOf('vfs') >= 0) {
+        if (sender && sender !== this && sender._type.indexOf('vfs') >= 0) {
             var value = sender.getValue && sender.getValue() || sender.options.value || {};
             var row = jQuery("[data-path='" + (value.path.replace(/'/g, '&quot')) + "']", this.list);
             if (sender._type === 'vfs-mime') {
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_vfs.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_vfs.ts
index 347979c6af..6cea46ddaf 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_vfs.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_vfs.ts
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ class et2_vfsUpload extends et2_file
 	}
 
 	getDOMNode(sender) {
-		if(sender !== this && sender._type.indexOf('vfs') >= 0 )
+		if(sender && sender !== this && sender._type.indexOf('vfs') >= 0 )
 		{
 			var value = sender.getValue && sender.getValue() || sender.options.value || {};
 			var row =  jQuery("[data-path='"+(value.path.replace(/'/g, '&quot'))+"']",this.list);