diff --git a/resources/js/components/auto-suggest.js b/resources/js/components/auto-suggest.js
index 92a6c6af3..2eede241c 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/auto-suggest.js
+++ b/resources/js/components/auto-suggest.js
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ export class AutoSuggest extends Component {
             },
             event => {
                 event.preventDefault();
-                this.selectSuggestion(event.target.textContent);
+                const selectionValue = event.target.textContent;
+                if (selectionValue) {
+                    this.selectSuggestion(selectionValue);
+                }
             },
         );
         navHandler.shareHandlingToEl(this.input);