1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/webapp/components/rhs_root_post.jsx b/webapp/components/rhs_root_post.jsx
index f82948726..5938d672b 100644
--- a/webapp/components/rhs_root_post.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/rhs_root_post.jsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default class RhsRootPost extends React.Component {
         const user = this.props.user;
         var isOwner = this.props.currentUser.id === post.user_id;
         var isAdmin = TeamStore.isTeamAdminForCurrentTeam() || UserStore.isSystemAdminForCurrentUser();
-        const isSystemMessage = post.type.startsWith(Constants.SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PREFIX);
+        const isSystemMessage = post.type && post.type.startsWith(Constants.SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PREFIX);
         var timestamp = UserStore.getProfile(post.user_id).update_at;
         var channel = ChannelStore.get(post.channel_id);