diff --git a/frontend/client/template/template-expand.js b/frontend/client/template/template-expand.js
index 13c01a2b..548a3a3e 100644
--- a/frontend/client/template/template-expand.js
+++ b/frontend/client/template/template-expand.js
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@
   function setComponentsSearch(templates) {
     templates.forEach((template) => {
       const label = template.label;
-      const keywords = template._coreReference.keyword;
+      // _coreReference may not be available
+      const keywords = template._coreReference?.keyword ?? [];
       template.search = (label + "," + keywords.join(",")).toLowerCase();
     });
   }