diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts
index c5b613ba4..afe539b69 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ export class DocumentLinkComponent
         .pipe(takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifier))
         .subscribe((documentResults) => {
           this.loading = false
-          this.selectedDocuments = documentIDs.map((id) =>
-            documentResults.results.find((d) => d.id === id)
+          this.selectedDocuments = documentIDs.map(
+            (id) => documentResults.results.find((d) => d.id === id) ?? {}
           )
           super.writeValue(documentIDs)
         })