diff --git a/projects/ionic-pullup/src/lib/ionic-pullup.component.ts b/projects/ionic-pullup/src/lib/ionic-pullup.component.ts
index b813843..51a4b6a 100644
--- a/projects/ionic-pullup/src/lib/ionic-pullup.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ionic-pullup/src/lib/ionic-pullup.component.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ export class IonicPullupComponent implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges
   }
 
   expand() {
+    if (!this.childFooter) { return; }  
     this.footerMeta.lastPosY = this.footerMeta.toolbarDefaultExpandedPosition;
 
     // reset ionContent scaling