diff --git a/imports/ui/pages/ViewDocument/ViewDocument.js b/imports/ui/pages/ViewDocument/ViewDocument.js
index 57ebdd5..5cef34d 100644
--- a/imports/ui/pages/ViewDocument/ViewDocument.js
+++ b/imports/ui/pages/ViewDocument/ViewDocument.js
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ export default createContainer(({ match }) => {
 
   return {
     loading: !subscription.ready(),
-    doc: Documents.findOne(documentId),
+    doc: Documents.findOne(documentId) || {},
   };
 }, ViewDocument);