diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/listing/dmp-listing.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/listing/dmp-listing.component.ts
index 2c48f4511..50d43d110 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/listing/dmp-listing.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/listing/dmp-listing.component.ts
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ export class DmpListingComponent extends BaseListingComponent<BaseDmp, DmpLookup
 
 	private _filterDmp(dmps: BaseDmp[]): BaseDmp[] {
 		dmps.forEach((dmp: BaseDmp) => {
-			dmp.descriptions = dmp.descriptions.filter(d => d.isActive == IsActive.Active);
+			dmp.descriptions = dmp.descriptions?.filter(d => d.isActive == IsActive.Active) ?? [];
 		})
 		return dmps;
 	}