diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/js/tooltip/tooltip-utils.js b/webapp/src/main/webapp/js/tooltip/tooltip-utils.js
index de7934d21a..094f3b5e5d 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/webapp/js/tooltip/tooltip-utils.js
+++ b/webapp/src/main/webapp/js/tooltip/tooltip-utils.js
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ function setupTriggerHandlers(element, trigger, data) {
     }
 }
 
+function isTooltipHidden(tooltip) {
+    // If tooltip is not defined or there are no tooltips in the document, it is hidden
+    if (!tooltip) return true;
+
+    // Fallback if tooltip is defined but not in the document, it is hidden
+    if (document.querySelectorAll('.tooltip').length === 0) return true
+
+    // Variable is deffined and there is at least one tooltip element in the document
+    return false;
+}
+
 function setupClickTrigger(element, data) {
     let tooltip;
 
@@ -33,7 +44,7 @@ function setupClickTrigger(element, data) {
     };
 
     element.addEventListener('click', () => {
-        if (!tooltip || document.querySelectorAll('.tooltip').length === 0) {
+        if (isTooltipHidden(tooltip)) {
             tooltip = setupTooltip(element, data);
         } else {
             tooltip = removeTooltip(tooltip);
@@ -54,7 +65,7 @@ function setupHoverTrigger(element, data) {
 
     const showTooltip = () => {
         clearTimeout(timeout);
-        if (!tooltip || document.querySelectorAll('.tooltip').length === 0) {
+        if (isTooltipHidden(tooltip)) {
             tooltip = setupTooltip(element, data);
             tooltip.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => clearTimeout(timeout));
             tooltip.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => timeout = setTimeout(() => {tooltip = removeTooltip(tooltip)}, 300));