diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/TextEditor.js b/js/src/forum/components/TextEditor.js
index c30ca4d20..fbf424b8d 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/TextEditor.js
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/TextEditor.js
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ export default class TextEditor extends Component {
   setSelectionRange(start, end) {
     const $textarea = this.$('textarea');
 
+    if (!$textarea.length) return;
+
     $textarea[0].setSelectionRange(start, end);
     $textarea.focus();
   }
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ export default class TextEditor extends Component {
   getSelectionRange() {
     const $textarea = this.$('textarea');
 
+    if (!$textarea.length) return [0, 0];
+
     return [$textarea[0].selectionStart, $textarea[0].selectionEnd];
   }