diff --git a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/AdvancedSearch/AdvancedSearchView.js b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/AdvancedSearch/AdvancedSearchView.js
index f0b8b79fd24b9069317283fdecb3f489ea5e1141..eb81b9623c6dd300e8216f5fabd13b6b96ea960e 100644
--- a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/AdvancedSearch/AdvancedSearchView.js
+++ b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/AdvancedSearch/AdvancedSearchView.js
@@ -905,7 +905,9 @@ function AdvancedSearchView(advancedSearchController, advancedSearchModel) {
 			} else {
 				_this._advancedSearchModel.resetModel(kindAndType[0]); //Restart model
 			}
-            _this._paintRulesPanel(_this._$rulesPanelContainer, isGlobalSearch);
+            if (_this._$rulesPanelContainer) {
+                _this._paintRulesPanel(_this._$rulesPanelContainer, isGlobalSearch);
+            }
 
 			if(kindAndType.length === 2) {
 				var uuidValue = Util.guid();