diff --git a/src/app/core/data/processes/process-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/processes/process-data.service.ts
index 4cd18caad9a..f11367f6ecf 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/processes/process-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/processes/process-data.service.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export class ProcessDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<Process> impleme
 
     return process$.pipe(
       distinctUntilChanged((previous: RemoteData<Process>, current: RemoteData<Process>) =>
-        previous.payload.processStatus === current.payload.processStatus
+        previous.payload?.processStatus === current.payload?.processStatus,
       )
     );
   }