diff --git a/src/data/Ellipsis/Ellipsis.tsx b/src/data/Ellipsis/Ellipsis.tsx
index 802beb25..18c937cf 100644
--- a/src/data/Ellipsis/Ellipsis.tsx
+++ b/src/data/Ellipsis/Ellipsis.tsx
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ export const Ellipsis: FC<EllipsisProps> = ({
   }, [expandable, limit, value, removeLinebreaks]);
 
   const measureText = useCallback(() => {
-    if (!contentRef.current) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (lines === undefined) {
       if (substr.length !== value.length) {
         setTruncatedText(substr);
@@ -102,6 +98,10 @@ export const Ellipsis: FC<EllipsisProps> = ({
       return;
     }
 
+    if (!contentRef.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const content = contentRef.current;
     const lineHeight = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(content).lineHeight);
     const maxHeight = lines ? lineHeight * lines : content.clientHeight;