diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectController.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectController.coffee
index e95d208900..77aabd8524 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectController.coffee
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ module.exports = ProjectController =
 					themes: THEME_LIST
 					maxDocLength: Settings.max_doc_length
 					useV2History: !!project.overleaf?.history?.display
-					showRichText: req.query.rt == 'true'
+					showRichText: req.query?.rt == 'true'
 				timer.done()
 
 	_buildProjectList: (allProjects, v1Projects = [])->