diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs
index c19cecd712..b083c85bab 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override TreeNode GetSingleTreeNode(IEntitySlim entity, string parentId, FormDataCollection queryStrings)
         {
-            var langId = queryStrings["culture"].TryConvertTo<string>();
+            var langId = queryStrings?["culture"];
             
             var allowedUserOptions = GetAllowedUserMenuItemsForNode(entity);
-            if (CanUserAccessNode(entity, allowedUserOptions, langId.Success ? langId.Result : null))
+            if (CanUserAccessNode(entity, allowedUserOptions, langId))
             {
                 //Special check to see if it ia a container, if so then we'll hide children.
                 var isContainer = entity.IsContainer;   // && (queryStrings.Get("isDialog") != "true");