diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index a8595a157e..fdae296e8c 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -2396,7 +2396,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
  */
 $(document).ready(function() {
     var elm = $('#sqlquery');
-    if (elm) {
+    if (elm.length > 0) {
         codemirror_editor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(elm[0], {lineNumbers: true, matchBrackets: true, indentUnit: 4, mode: "text/x-mysql"});
     }
 })