diff --git a/assets/controllers/elements/datatables/datatables_controller.js b/assets/controllers/elements/datatables/datatables_controller.js
index 1f688d43..67e8ef6e 100644
--- a/assets/controllers/elements/datatables/datatables_controller.js
+++ b/assets/controllers/elements/datatables/datatables_controller.js
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ export default class extends Controller {
     stateLoadCallback(settings) {
         const data = JSON.parse( localStorage.getItem(this.getStateSaveKey()) );
 
-        //Do not save the start value (current page), as we want to always start at the first page on a page reload
-        data.start = 0;
+        if (data) {
+            //Do not save the start value (current page), as we want to always start at the first page on a page reload
+            data.start = 0;
+        }
 
         return data;
     }
@@ -201,4 +203,4 @@ export default class extends Controller {
         return this.element.dataset.select ?? false;
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}