diff --git a/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts b/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts
index a6f451cfb..53232bc34 100644
--- a/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts
+++ b/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ export class Backlink extends Model {
     }
 
     public refresh() {
+        if (!this.blockId) {
+            return;
+        }
         const element = this.element.querySelector('.block__icon[data-type="refresh"] svg');
         element.classList.add("fn__rotate");
         fetchPost("/api/ref/refreshBacklink", {