diff --git a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/Utilities/CompactBubbleHandler.cs b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/Utilities/CompactBubbleHandler.cs
index 7e274e142f0..44d4e2f707b 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/Utilities/CompactBubbleHandler.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/Utilities/CompactBubbleHandler.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public static CompactBubbleViewModel Process(MirrorData value)
         {
             items = 0;
             var viewModel = ProcessThing(value, true);
-            viewModel.SetObjectType(value.Data);
+            viewModel.SetObjectType(value?.Data);
             viewModel.NumberOfItems = items;
             
             return viewModel;