diff --git a/app/store/migrations/056.ts b/app/store/migrations/056.ts
index 232ca2a87c1..df29f5ba5e6 100644
--- a/app/store/migrations/056.ts
+++ b/app/store/migrations/056.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function migrate(state: unknown) {
   const decommisionedIpfsGateway = 'https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/';
   const newDefaultIpfsGateway = 'https://dweb.link/ipfs/';
 
-  if (decommisionedIpfsGateway === preferencesController.ipfsGateway) {
+  if (decommisionedIpfsGateway === preferencesController?.ipfsGateway) {
     preferencesController.ipfsGateway = newDefaultIpfsGateway;
   }
   // Return the modified state