diff --git a/desktop/app/src/ui/components/elements-inspector/elements.tsx b/desktop/app/src/ui/components/elements-inspector/elements.tsx
index d392a7fd9..6bad20f0f 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/ui/components/elements-inspector/elements.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/ui/components/elements-inspector/elements.tsx
@@ -517,9 +517,13 @@ export class Elements extends PureComponent<ElementsProps, ElementsState> {
     } else {
       const virtualRoots: Set<string> = new Set();
       Object.keys(props.elements).forEach((id) => virtualRoots.add(id));
-      Object.values(props.elements).forEach((element) =>
-        element.children.forEach((id) => virtualRoots.delete(id)),
-      );
+      for (const [currentId, element] of Object.entries(props.elements)) {
+        if (!element) {
+          virtualRoots.delete(currentId);
+        } else {
+          element.children.forEach((id) => virtualRoots.delete(id));
+        }
+      }
       virtualRoots.forEach((id) => seed(id, 1));
     }