diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts
index 848550a94b..ac8054283a 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ export class EntityAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit
   private updateView(value: string | EntityId | null, entity: BaseData<EntityId> | null) {
     if (!isEqual(this.modelValue, value)) {
       this.modelValue = value;
-      this.entityURL = !entity ? '' : getEntityDetailsPageURL(entity.id.id, entity.id.entityType as EntityType);
+      this.entityURL = (typeof entity === 'string' || !entity) ? '' : getEntityDetailsPageURL(entity.id.id, entity.id.entityType as EntityType);
       this.propagateChange(this.modelValue);
       this.entityChanged.emit(entity);
     }