diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/category-drop.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/category-drop.js.es6
index 6cf0052e1f9..7ff78acaaf9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/category-drop.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/category-drop.js.es6
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default ComboBoxComponent.extend({
 
   @computed("content")
   filterable(content) {
-    return content.length >= 15;
+    return content && content.length >= 15;
   },
 
   @computed("allCategoriesUrl", "allCategoriesLabel", "noCategoriesUrl", "noCategoriesLabel")
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/tag-drop.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/tag-drop.js.es6
index 23092bb6a2a..79e9f017cff 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/tag-drop.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/tag-drop.js.es6
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default ComboBoxComponent.extend({
 
   @computed("content")
   filterable(content) {
-    return content.length >= 15;
+    return content && content.length >= 15;
   },
 
   computeHeaderContent() {