diff --git a/client/src/utils/PhoneFormatter.jsx b/client/src/utils/PhoneFormatter.jsx
index 6128760c8..d99922697 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/PhoneFormatter.jsx
+++ b/client/src/utils/PhoneFormatter.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ import parsePhoneNumber from "libphonenumber-js";
 import React from "react";
 
 export default function PhoneNumberFormatter(props) {
-  const p = parsePhoneNumber(props.children, "CA");
+  const p = parsePhoneNumber(props.children || "", "CA");
   return p ? <span>{p.formatInternational()}</span> : null;
 }