diff --git a/src/components/timeline/TimelineContextMenu.svelte b/src/components/timeline/TimelineContextMenu.svelte
index e39ac0c867..b9c122832b 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/TimelineContextMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/components/timeline/TimelineContextMenu.svelte
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
   function pasteActivityDirectivesAtTime(time: Date | false | null) {
     if (plan !== null && featurePermissions.activityDirective.canCreate(user, plan) && time instanceof Date) {
       getActivityDirectivesToPaste(plan, time.getTime()).then(directives => {
-        if (directives !== undefined) {
+        if (plan != null && directives !== undefined) {
           effects.cloneActivityDirectives(directives, plan, user);
         }
       });