diff --git a/frontend/gostarkme-web/animations/StardustAnimation.tsx b/frontend/gostarkme-web/animations/StardustAnimation.tsx
index a64467a..da9d5c1 100644
--- a/frontend/gostarkme-web/animations/StardustAnimation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/gostarkme-web/animations/StardustAnimation.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ export const StardustAnimation = () => {
   
     useEffect(() => {
       const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+      if (canvas == null) return;
       const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+      if (ctx == null) return;
       let animationFrameId: number;
   
       // Set canvas size