diff --git a/src/views/WorkspaceSnippetsExplorerView.ts b/src/views/WorkspaceSnippetsExplorerView.ts
index a92cc6c..48a2f4e 100644
--- a/src/views/WorkspaceSnippetsExplorerView.ts
+++ b/src/views/WorkspaceSnippetsExplorerView.ts
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ export default class WorkspaceSnippetsExplorerView extends BasicSnippetsExplorer
 }
 
 export function refresh() {
-  snippetsExplorerView.refresh();
+  snippetsExplorerView?.refresh();
 }