diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/dataeditor/DataEditorService.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/dataeditor/DataEditorService.java
index 3824f994d07..a8fb3d9ba73 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/dataeditor/DataEditorService.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/dataeditor/DataEditorService.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public static StructuralElementViewInterface getStructuralElementView(DataEditor
         TreeNode selectedLogicalNode = dataEditor.getStructurePanel().getSelectedLogicalNode();
 
         if (Objects.isNull(selectedLogicalNode)) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("No logical node selected!");
+            return null;
         }
 
         if (!(selectedLogicalNode.getData() instanceof StructureTreeNode)) {