diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-page-nav/gr-page-nav.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-page-nav/gr-page-nav.js
index 6d7f979234..4c38e3f904 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-page-nav/gr-page-nav.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-page-nav/gr-page-nav.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
     /* Functions used for test purposes */
     _getOffsetParent(element) {
-      if (!element.offsetParent) { return ''; }
+      if (!element || !element.offsetParent) { return ''; }
       return element.offsetParent;
     },