diff --git a/public/javascripts/context_menu.js b/public/javascripts/context_menu.js
index 20f0fc5a7..955650d6a 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/context_menu.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/context_menu.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ContextMenu.prototype = {
     if (window.opera && e.altKey) {	return; }
     if (Event.isLeftClick(e) || (navigator.appVersion.match(/\bMSIE\b/))) {      
       var tr = Event.findElement(e, 'tr');
-      if (tr!=document && tr.hasClassName('hascontextmenu')) {
+      if (tr!=null && tr!=document && tr.hasClassName('hascontextmenu')) {
         // a row was clicked, check if the click was on checkbox
         var box = Event.findElement(e, 'input');
         if (box!=document && box!=undefined) {