diff --git a/client/src/components/jobs-close-auto-allocate/jobs-close-auto-allocate.component.jsx b/client/src/components/jobs-close-auto-allocate/jobs-close-auto-allocate.component.jsx
index df988d465..3f2a5222f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/jobs-close-auto-allocate/jobs-close-auto-allocate.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/jobs-close-auto-allocate/jobs-close-auto-allocate.component.jsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function JobsCloseAutoAllocate({ bodyshop, joblines, form, disabled }) {
         }
         //Verify that this is also manually updated in server/job-costing
         if (!jl.part_type && !jl.mod_lbr_ty) {
-          const lineDesc = jl.line_desc.toLowerCase();
+          const lineDesc = jl.line_desc && jl.line_desc.toLowerCase();
           if (lineDesc.includes("shop materials")) {
             ret.profitcenter_part = defaults.profits["MASH"];
           } else if (lineDesc.includes("paint/materials")) {