diff --git a/ui/src/views/network/CreateNetwork.vue b/ui/src/views/network/CreateNetwork.vue
index 05fd7cbd5a6c..46ed9d2e039f 100644
--- a/ui/src/views/network/CreateNetwork.vue
+++ b/ui/src/views/network/CreateNetwork.vue
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default {
     fetchActionZoneData () {
       this.loading = true
       const params = {}
-      if (this.resource.zoneid && (this.$route.name === 'deployVirtualMachine' || this.$route.path.startsWith('/backup'))) {
+      if (this.resource?.zoneid && (this.$route.name === 'deployVirtualMachine' || this.$route.path.startsWith('/backup'))) {
         params.id = this.resource.zoneid
       }
       this.actionZoneLoading = true