From 343f20d20364e0e69b87518ed7d8b0f22d99775d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greg Trihus <gtryus@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:31:31 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] TT-7475 fix: improve optional chaining for passage reference
 placeholder

---
 src/renderer/src/components/PassageDataTable.tsx | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDataTable.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDataTable.tsx
index fc4842d7..710cb719 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDataTable.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDataTable.tsx
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ export const PassageDataTable = (props: IProps) => {
                   slotProps={{
                     input: {
                       sx: { py: 1 },
-                      placeholder: passage?.attributes.reference ?? t.reference,
+                      placeholder:
+                        passage?.attributes?.reference ?? t?.reference,
                     },
                   }}
                   sx={{ width: isSmallScreen ? '100%' : '400px' }}