diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/app.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/app.component.ts
index 7fd33fb2d..cde53ffed 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
 				filter(event => event instanceof NavigationEnd),
 				map(() => {
 					let child = this.route.firstChild;
-					while (child.firstChild) {
-						child = child.firstChild;
-					}
-					if (child.snapshot.data['title']) {
-						return child.snapshot.data['title'];
+					if (child != null) {
+						while (child.firstChild) {
+							child = child.firstChild;
+						}
+						if (child.snapshot.data['title']) {
+							return child.snapshot.data['title'];
+						}
 					}
 					return appTitle;
 				})