diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/SettingsView.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/SettingsView.svelte
index 233fa08031..bae1b364c9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/SettingsView.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/SettingsView.svelte
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         control={definition.control}
         label={definition.label}
         key={definition.key}
-        value={componentInstance[definition.key] || componentInstance[definition.key].defaultValue}
+        value={componentInstance[definition.key] || componentInstance[definition.key]?.defaultValue}
         {componentInstance}
         {onChange}
         props={{ ...excludeProps(definition, ['control', 'label']) }} />