diff --git a/js/src/common/utils/extractText.js b/js/src/common/utils/extractText.js
index 4586cc6e5..9604d6a16 100644
--- a/js/src/common/utils/extractText.js
+++ b/js/src/common/utils/extractText.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default function extractText(vdom) {
   if (vdom instanceof Array) {
     return vdom.map((element) => extractText(element)).join('');
   } else if (typeof vdom === 'object' && vdom !== null) {
-    return extractText(vdom.children);
+    return vdom.children ? extractText(vdom.children) : vdom.text;
   } else {
     return vdom;
   }