diff --git a/src/shared/components/BlockEditor/utils/caret.js b/src/shared/components/BlockEditor/utils/caret.js
index 1a512d1..169cde0 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/BlockEditor/utils/caret.js
+++ b/src/shared/components/BlockEditor/utils/caret.js
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ function locateOffset(el, offset) {
 }
 
 export function getCaretOffset(el) {
+  if (!el) return 0;
   const sel = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.getSelection() : null;
   if (!sel || sel.rangeCount === 0) return 0;
   const range = sel.getRangeAt(0);
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ export function getCaretOffset(el) {
 }
 
 export function getCaretRange(el) {
+  if (!el) return null;
   const sel = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.getSelection() : null;
   if (!sel || sel.rangeCount === 0) return null;
   const range = sel.getRangeAt(0);