diff --git a/client/src/pages/topic-page.vue b/client/src/pages/topic-page.vue
index 9a21db66..27e3b81c 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/topic-page.vue
+++ b/client/src/pages/topic-page.vue
@@ -138,15 +138,22 @@ export default {
         ) {
           if (topic) {
             const query = ME_QUERY;
-            const { me } = store.readQuery({ query });
-            if (me) {
-              const data = {
-                me: {
-                  ...me,
-                  lastTopic: topic,
-                },
-              };
-              store.writeQuery({ query, data });
+            try {
+              const { me } = store.readQuery({ query });
+              if (me) {
+                const data = {
+                  me: {
+                    ...me,
+                    lastTopic: topic,
+                  },
+                };
+                store.writeQuery({ query, data });
+              }
+            } catch (error: unknown) {
+              if (!(error instanceof TypeError)) {
+                throw error;
+              }
+              // otherwise, the store didn't contain the data, this is fine, we ignore it
             }
           }
         },