diff --git a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu.tsx b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu.tsx
index 2028e66625..c09b26e45f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export const SpaceCreateForm: React.FC<ISpaceCreateFormProps> = ({
                 const newName = ev.target.value;
                 if (!alias || alias === `#${nameToLocalpart(name)}:${domain}`) {
                     setAlias(`#${nameToLocalpart(newName)}:${domain}`);
-                    aliasFieldRef.current.validate({ allowEmpty: true });
+                    aliasFieldRef.current?.validate({ allowEmpty: true });
                 }
                 setName(newName);
             }}