diff --git a/desktop/app/src/utils/errors.tsx b/desktop/app/src/utils/errors.tsx
index 28eb5cd07..7aa0dae7a 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/utils/errors.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/utils/errors.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ declare global {
 export function isError(obj: any): obj is Error {
   return (
     obj instanceof Error ||
-    (obj.name &&
+    (obj &&
+      obj.name &&
       typeof obj.name === 'string' &&
       obj.message &&
       typeof obj.message === 'string' &&