diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/robots-manager.js b/static/js/directives/ui/robots-manager.js
index ca672c4be..6c706adf8 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/robots-manager.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/robots-manager.js
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('robotsManager', function () {
       };
 
       $scope.findRobotIndexByName = function(name) {
+        if (!$scope.robots) { return -1; }
+
         for (var i = 0; i < $scope.robots.length; ++i) {
           if ($scope.robots[i].name == name) {
             return i;