diff --git a/webapp/routes/route_team.jsx b/webapp/routes/route_team.jsx
index 44a8c1eb60..b4d9e068a2 100644
--- a/webapp/routes/route_team.jsx
+++ b/webapp/routes/route_team.jsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function doChannelChange(state, replace, callback) {
     } else {
         channel = ChannelStore.getByName(state.params.channel);
 
-        if (channel.type === Constants.DM_CHANNEL) {
+        if (channel && channel.type === Constants.DM_CHANNEL) {
             loadNewDMIfNeeded(Utils.getUserIdFromChannelName(channel));
         }