diff --git a/client/src/components/job-checklist/components/job-checklist-form/job-checklist-form.component.jsx b/client/src/components/job-checklist/components/job-checklist-form/job-checklist-form.component.jsx
index 7495ec6cc..cc4794588 100644
--- a/client/src/components/job-checklist/components/job-checklist-form/job-checklist-form.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/job-checklist/components/job-checklist-form/job-checklist-form.component.jsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export function JobChecklistForm({
         initialValues={{
           ...(type === "intake" && {
             addToProduction: true,
-            allow_text_message: job.owner.allow_text_message,
+            allow_text_message: job.owner && job.owner.allow_text_message,
             scheduled_completion:
               (job && job.scheduled_completion) ||
               moment().businessAdd(
diff --git a/client/src/graphql/jobs.queries.js b/client/src/graphql/jobs.queries.js
index aad807da1..e2608f8ab 100644
--- a/client/src/graphql/jobs.queries.js
+++ b/client/src/graphql/jobs.queries.js
@@ -1849,6 +1849,10 @@ export const QUERY_JOB_CHECKLISTS = gql`
       scheduled_delivery
       actual_delivery
       production_vars
+      owner {
+        id
+        allow_text_message
+      }
       bodyshop {
         id
         intakechecklist