diff --git a/src/components/tabview/TabView.js b/src/components/tabview/TabView.js
index 7a5f94f903..5728af88a1 100644
--- a/src/components/tabview/TabView.js
+++ b/src/components/tabview/TabView.js
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ export class TabView extends Component {
 
     updateScrollBar(index) {
         let tabHeader = this[`tab_${index}`];
-        tabHeader.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' })
+        if (tabHeader) {
+            tabHeader.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+        }
     }
 
     updateButtonState() {