diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index 2ed3d99ab1e..05f7c062ba4 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ const Wysiwyg = Widget.extend({
                 $node.replaceWith(element);
                 this.odooEditor.unbreakableStepUnactive();
                 this.odooEditor.historyStep();
-            } else {
+            } else if (element) {
                 this.odooEditor.execCommand('insertHTML', element.outerHTML);
             }
         });