diff --git a/lib/javascript-static.js b/lib/javascript-static.js
index b08d4df56f8..7556c49b0ca 100644
--- a/lib/javascript-static.js
+++ b/lib/javascript-static.js
@@ -1531,13 +1531,15 @@ M.core_custom_menu = {
      * @param {string} nodeid
      */
     init : function(Y, nodeid) {
-        Y.use('node-menunav', function(Y) {
-            // Get the node
-            var node = Y.one('#'+nodeid);
-            // Remove the javascript-disabled class.... obviously javascript is enabled.
-            node.removeClass('javascript-disabled');
-            // Initialise the menunav plugin
-            node.plug(Y.Plugin.NodeMenuNav);
-        });
+        var node = Y.one('#'+nodeid);
+        if (node) {
+            Y.use('node-menunav', function(Y) {
+                // Get the node
+                // Remove the javascript-disabled class.... obviously javascript is enabled.
+                node.removeClass('javascript-disabled');
+                // Initialise the menunav plugin
+                node.plug(Y.Plugin.NodeMenuNav);
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
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