diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
index 9786e11fbf..b1751ecb4c 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ export const CompilerContainer = (props: CompilerContainerProps) => {
 
   // Load solc compiler version according to pragma in contract file
   const _setCompilerVersionFromPragma = (filename: string) => {
-    if (!solJsonBinData.selectorList) return
+    if (solJsonBinData && !solJsonBinData.selectorList) return
     api.readFile(filename).then((data) => {
       if (!data) return
       const pragmaArr = data.match(/(pragma solidity (.+?);)/g)