diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/alerts.ts b/app/soapbox/actions/alerts.ts
index 2fc253158..bbb492e42 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/alerts.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/alerts.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function showAlert(
 }
 
 const showAlertForError = (error: AxiosError<any>) => (dispatch: React.Dispatch<AnyAction>, _getState: any) => {
-  if (error.response) {
+  if (error?.response) {
     const { data, status, statusText } = error.response;
 
     if (status === 502) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const showAlertForError = (error: AxiosError<any>) => (dispatch: React.Dispatch<
 
     let message: string | undefined = statusText;
 
-    if (data.error) {
+    if (data?.error) {
       message = data.error;
     }