diff --git a/src/content.ts b/src/content.ts
index 6bbbc46e..33842dd3 100644
--- a/src/content.ts
+++ b/src/content.ts
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ function addHotkeyListener(): boolean {
     if (onInvidious) videoRoot = (document.getElementById("player-container") ?? document.getElementById("player")) as HTMLDivElement;
     if (video.baseURI.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/tv#/")) videoRoot = document.querySelector("ytlr-watch-page") as HTMLDivElement;
 
-    if (!videoRootsWithEventListeners.includes(videoRoot)) {
+    if (videoRoot && !videoRootsWithEventListeners.includes(videoRoot)) {
         videoRoot.addEventListener("keydown", hotkeyListener);
         videoRootsWithEventListeners.push(videoRoot);
         return true;