diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
index 86cfcb240..072347bf7 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       console.error('No such version found');
     }
   } else {
-    setTimeout(() => searchInput.value.$el.focus(), 100);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      try {
+        searchInput.value.$el.focus();
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+      } catch(e) {;}
+    }, 100);
   }
 
   proxyApp.value = await getApp(PROXY_APP_ID);