diff --git a/app/javascript/shared/components/ResizableTextArea.vue b/app/javascript/shared/components/ResizableTextArea.vue
index bc7c89dc0..083632858 100644
--- a/app/javascript/shared/components/ResizableTextArea.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/shared/components/ResizableTextArea.vue
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ export default {
       });
     },
     setCursor() {
-      const textarea = this.$refs.textarea;
       const bodyWithoutSignature = removeSignature(
         this.value,
         this.cleanedSignature
@@ -121,9 +120,12 @@ export default {
 
       // only trim at end, so if there are spaces at the start, those are not removed
       const bodyEndsAt = bodyWithoutSignature.trimEnd().length;
+      const textarea = this.$refs.textarea;
 
-      textarea.focus();
-      textarea.setSelectionRange(bodyEndsAt, bodyEndsAt);
+      if (textarea) {
+        textarea.focus();
+        textarea.setSelectionRange(bodyEndsAt, bodyEndsAt);
+      }
     },
     onInput(event) {
       this.$emit('input', event.target.value);