diff --git a/app/src/components/MeetingViews/Filmstrip.js b/app/src/components/MeetingViews/Filmstrip.js
index a1a3cbe..d1cfba6 100644
--- a/app/src/components/MeetingViews/Filmstrip.js
+++ b/app/src/components/MeetingViews/Filmstrip.js
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ class Filmstrip extends React.PureComponent
 
 		const root = this.rootContainer.current;
 
+		if (!root)
+			return;
+
 		const availableWidth = root.clientWidth;
 		// Grid is:
 		// 4/5 speaker