diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfViewer.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfViewer.coffee
index 09dcbadff6..6decb36c14 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfViewer.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfViewer.coffee
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ define [
 					#console.log 'page size change event', pageNum, delta
 					origposition = angular.copy scope.position
 					#console.log 'orig position', JSON.stringify(origposition)
-					if pageNum - 1 < origposition.page && delta != 0
+					if origposition? && pageNum - 1 < origposition.page && delta != 0
 						currentScrollTop =  element.scrollTop()
 						#console.log 'adjusting scroll from', currentScrollTop, 'by', delta
 						scope.adjustingScroll = true