diff --git a/src/utils/tree.ts b/src/utils/tree.ts
index 91059ef91e6c0029235a8e3b5d92cd8293632fb2..e5db503f83b828ac811e164c2c18a38bb172ebe4 100644
--- a/src/utils/tree.ts
+++ b/src/utils/tree.ts
@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ export const treeToString = (tree: any[], nodeId) => {
   let str = ''
 
   function performAThoroughValidation(arr) {
+    if (typeof arr === 'undefined' || !Array.isArray(arr) || arr.length === 0) {
+      return false
+    }
     for (const item of arr) {
       if (item.id === nodeId) {
         str += ` / ${item.name}`