diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts
index c984c7148..1e5bbcd91 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class EditorViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl<{}, EditorState> {
   }
 
   focusTitle() {
-    document.getElementById(ElementIds.NoteTitleEditor)!.focus();
+    document.getElementById(ElementIds.NoteTitleEditor)?.focus();
   }
 
   clickedTextArea() {