diff --git a/desktop/app/src/ui/components/elements-inspector/sidebar.tsx b/desktop/app/src/ui/components/elements-inspector/sidebar.tsx
index eebfad3d0..1b7446981 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/ui/components/elements-inspector/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/ui/components/elements-inspector/sidebar.tsx
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@ export class InspectorSidebar extends Component<Props, State> {
     }
   }
 
-  checkIfConsoleIsEnabled() {
-    if (this.props.client.isConnected) {
+  async checkIfConsoleIsEnabled() {
+    if (
+      this.props.client.isConnected &&
+      (await this.props.client.supportsMethod('isConsoleEnabled'))
+    ) {
       this.props.client
         .call('isConsoleEnabled')
         .then((result: {isEnabled: boolean}) => {