diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user-group/workspace/user-group-workspace-editor.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user-group/workspace/user-group-workspace-editor.element.ts
index baa1ab5586..0735e68e0c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user-group/workspace/user-group-workspace-editor.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user-group/workspace/user-group-workspace-editor.element.ts
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ export class UmbUserGroupWorkspaceEditorElement extends UmbLitElement {
 	#onDocumentStartNodeChange(event: CustomEvent) {
 		event.stopPropagation();
 		const target = event.target as UmbInputDocumentElement;
+		const selected = target.selection?.[0];
 		// TODO make contexts method
-		this.#workspaceContext?.updateProperty('documentStartNode', { unique: target.selection[0] });
+		this.#workspaceContext?.updateProperty('documentStartNode', selected ? { unique: selected } : null);
 	}
 
 	#onAllowAllMediaChange(event: UUIBooleanInputEvent) {
@@ -144,7 +145,9 @@ export class UmbUserGroupWorkspaceEditorElement extends UmbLitElement {
 	#onMediaStartNodeChange(event: CustomEvent) {
 		event.stopPropagation();
 		const target = event.target as UmbInputMediaElement;
-		this.#workspaceContext?.updateProperty('mediaStartNode', { unique: target.selection[0] });
+		const selected = target.selection?.[0];
+		// TODO make contexts method
+		this.#workspaceContext?.updateProperty('mediaStartNode', selected ? { unique: selected } : null);
 	}
 
 	#onNameChange(event: UUIInputEvent) {