diff --git a/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js b/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js
index 862f6aa4f..ab362432a 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js
+++ b/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ const EmojiPicker = {
     scrollHeader () {
       // Scroll the active tab's header into view
       const headerRef = this.groupRefs['group-header-' + this.activeGroup]
+      if (!headerRef) {
+        console.err('ERROR IN HEADER SCROLL')
+        return
+      }
       const left = headerRef.offsetLeft
       const right = left + headerRef.offsetWidth
       const headerCont = this.$refs.header