diff --git a/scripts/shared/utilities.js b/scripts/shared/utilities.js
index 1bbc53d5..bc78c91c 100644
--- a/scripts/shared/utilities.js
+++ b/scripts/shared/utilities.js
@@ -2316,6 +2316,10 @@ function removeHexColoursFromString(str) {
 // ===========================================================================
 
 function removeSlashesFromString(str) {
+	if (str == null) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	if (str == "") {
 		let matchRegex = /\//gi;
 		str.replace(matchRegex, ``);