diff --git a/app/common/BaseAPI.ts b/app/common/BaseAPI.ts
index cd86c24c039..0cdc9e38e78 100644
--- a/app/common/BaseAPI.ts
+++ b/app/common/BaseAPI.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class BaseAPI {
     // This is a fallback mechanism if auth is broken to access the
     // admin panel.
     // TODO: should this be more selective?
-    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.location) {
       const url = new URL(window.location.href);
       const bootKey = url.searchParams.get('boot');
       if (bootKey) {