diff --git a/react/features/settings/functions.any.ts b/react/features/settings/functions.any.ts
index d0e9a18b15..36de8f8f32 100644
--- a/react/features/settings/functions.any.ts
+++ b/react/features/settings/functions.any.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ export function getModeratorTabProps(stateful: IStateful) {
     const followMeActive = isFollowMeActive(state);
     const followMeRecorderActive = isFollowMeRecorderActive(state);
     const showModeratorSettings = shouldShowModeratorSettings(state);
-    const disableChatWithPermissions = !conference?.getMetadataHandler().getMetadata().allownersEnabled;
+    const conferenceMetadata = conference?.getMetadataHandler()?.getMetadata();
+    const disableChatWithPermissions = !conferenceMetadata?.allownersEnabled;
     const isAudioModerationEnabled = isEnabledFromState(MEDIA_TYPE.AUDIO, state);
     const isVideoModerationEnabled = isEnabledFromState(MEDIA_TYPE.VIDEO, state);