diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/GridPropertyEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/GridPropertyEditor.cs
index 2c2c69d181..9b7045f3b7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/GridPropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/GridPropertyEditor.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
 
                 var grid = DeserializeGridValue(rawJson, out var rtes);
 
-                var userId = _umbracoContextAccessor.UmbracoContext?.Security.CurrentUser.Id ?? Constants.Security.SuperUserId;
+                var userId = _umbracoContextAccessor.UmbracoContext?.Security?.CurrentUser?.Id ?? Constants.Security.SuperUserId;
 
                 //process the rte values
                 foreach (var rte in rtes)