diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/data-type/workspace/views/details/data-type-details-workspace-view.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/data-type/workspace/views/details/data-type-details-workspace-view.element.ts
index b00b10ea19..ba58c5bdb8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/data-type/workspace/views/details/data-type-details-workspace-view.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/data-type/workspace/views/details/data-type-details-workspace-view.element.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ export class UmbDataTypeDetailsWorkspaceViewEditElement extends UmbLitElement im
 			.onSubmit()
 			.catch(() => undefined);
 
-		this._workspaceContext?.setPropertyEditorUiAlias(value?.selection[0]);
+		if (value) {
+			this._workspaceContext?.setPropertyEditorUiAlias(value.selection[0]);
+		}
 	}
 
 	render() {