diff --git a/mephisto/abstractions/blueprints/static_html_task/source/dev/app.jsx b/mephisto/abstractions/blueprints/static_html_task/source/dev/app.jsx
index 64a65630b..fc0705873 100644
--- a/mephisto/abstractions/blueprints/static_html_task/source/dev/app.jsx
+++ b/mephisto/abstractions/blueprints/static_html_task/source/dev/app.jsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function MainApp() {
     } else {
       formData.append("USED_AGENT_ID", agentId);
 
-      objData.file1.size === 0
+      objData?.file1 === undefined
         ? (objData.file1 = {})
         : (objData.file1 = {
             lastModified: objData.file1.lastModified