diff --git a/src/components/screen-renderer.vue b/src/components/screen-renderer.vue
index f3a7a3720..24bfb41a4 100644
--- a/src/components/screen-renderer.vue
+++ b/src/components/screen-renderer.vue
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       :is="component"
       ref="component"
       :vdata="value"
-      :_parent="_parent || value._parent"
+      :_parent="_parent || value?._parent"
       :_initial-page="currentPage"
       :taskdraft="taskdraft"
       @after-submit="afterSubmit"
diff --git a/src/components/vue-form-renderer.vue b/src/components/vue-form-renderer.vue
index 1d1441c33..48d331033 100644
--- a/src/components/vue-form-renderer.vue
+++ b/src/components/vue-form-renderer.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <screen-renderer
       ref="renderer"
       :value="data"
-      :_parent="_parent || data._parent"
+      :_parent="_parent || data?._parent"
       :definition="definition"
       :current-page="currentPage"
       data-cy="screen-renderer"