diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js b/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js
index 75859f056b..7ae60d7b01 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js
@@ -625,13 +625,12 @@ class Shader {
         'The shader being run is attached to a different context. Do you need to copy it to this context first with .copyToContext()?'
       );
     } else if (this._glProgram === 0) {
-      this._renderer = context._renderer.filterRenderer
-        ? context._renderer.filterRenderer._renderer
-        : context._renderer;
+      this._renderer = context?._renderer?.filterRenderer?._renderer || context?._renderer;
       this.init();
     }
   }
   
+  
   /**
    * Queries the active attributes for this shader and loads
    * their names and locations into the attributes array.