diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/notifications/components/NotificationPanelList.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/notifications/components/NotificationPanelList.vue
index 107fe6723..679fd37b6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/notifications/components/NotificationPanelList.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/notifications/components/NotificationPanelList.vue
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             </div>
             <div>
               <thumbnail
-                v-if="notificationItem.primary_actor.meta.assignee"
+                v-if="hasAssignee(notificationItem)"
                 :src="notificationItem.primary_actor.meta.assignee.thumbnail"
                 size="16px"
                 :username="notificationItem.primary_actor.meta.assignee.name"
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ export default {
         });
       }
     },
+    hasAssignee(notification) {
+      return notification.primary_actor.meta?.assignee;
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>