diff --git a/js/layout-paragraphs-widget.js b/js/layout-paragraphs-widget.js
index 2f369219b06ae6d08bff09bb4d559b61279cc242..332cfa0730e8c491d81c492384ecb98ea3500d62 100644
--- a/js/layout-paragraphs-widget.js
+++ b/js/layout-paragraphs-widget.js
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
   function toggleButtons($container) {
     const widgetSettings = $container.data("widgetSettings");
     $(".layout-paragraphs-add-content__toggle", $container).remove();
-    if (widgetSettings.isTranslating) {
+    if (!widgetSettings || widgetSettings.isTranslating) {
       return;
     }
     // Add toggle buttons to empty regions.