diff --git a/app/controllers/polls_controller.rb b/app/controllers/polls_controller.rb
index 068a0dafd..63511c8f9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/polls_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/polls_controller.rb
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ class PollsController < ApplicationController
             if user_poll_answer_ids.count >1
               u_answer = answer_content.pluck(:answer_text).join(";")
             else
-              u_answer = answer_content.first.answer_text
+              u_answer = answer_content.first&.answer_text
             end
           elsif user_poll_vote_texts.count > 0
             if user_poll_vote_texts.count > 1