diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/extension-preference-model.injectable.ts b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/extension-preference-model.injectable.ts
index 9ac7df82a1..5e4fd06de0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/extension-preference-model.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/extension-preference-model.injectable.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,8 @@ const extensionPreferencesModelInjectable = getInjectable({
       const { extensionId, tabId } = pathParameters.get();
       const targetExtension = extensions.get().find((extension) => extension.sanitizedExtensionId === extensionId);
       
-      if (!targetExtension) {
-        throw new Error("Tried to get extension preferences for extension that does not exist.");
-      }
-      
       return {
-        extensionName: targetExtension.manifest.name,
+        extensionName: targetExtension?.manifest.name,
         preferenceItems: getExtensionPreferenceItems(targetExtension, tabId),
       };
     });
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/extensions.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/extensions.tsx
index 043a3cc940..f219d5124b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/extensions.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/extensions.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Preferences } from "./preferences";
 
 interface Dependencies {
   preferenceItems: RegisteredAppPreference[];
-  extensionName: string;
+  extensionName?: string;
 }
 
 const NonInjectedExtensions = ({ preferenceItems, extensionName }: Dependencies) => (
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ const NonInjectedExtensions = ({ preferenceItems, extensionName }: Dependencies)
         {" "}
         preferences
       </h2>
+      {!extensionName && (
+        <div className="flex items-center">No extension found</div>
+      )}
       {preferenceItems.map((preferenceItem, index) => (
         <ExtensionSettings
           key={`${preferenceItem.id}-${index}`}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/get-extension-preference-items.ts b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/get-extension-preference-items.ts
index 5cdd1ce7f7..a9c2237d18 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/get-extension-preference-items.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/get-extension-preference-items.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 import type { LensRendererExtension } from "../../../extensions/lens-renderer-extension";
 import type { RegisteredAppPreference } from "./app-preferences/app-preference-registration";
 
-export function getExtensionPreferenceItems(extension: LensRendererExtension, tabId?: string): RegisteredAppPreference[] {
+export function getExtensionPreferenceItems(extension?: LensRendererExtension, tabId?: string): RegisteredAppPreference[] {
+  if (!extension) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
   const preferences = extension.appPreferences.map(preference => ({
     id: preference.id || preference.title,
     ...preference,