diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index/index.vue
index f48927a4d1..22870ff48d 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index/index.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index/index.vue
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ const openProject = async (project: ProjectType) => {
   $e('a:project:open', { count: projects.length })
 }
 
-const formatTitle = (title: '') =>
+const formatTitle = (title?: string) =>
   title
-    .split(' ')
+    ?.split(' ')
     .map((w) => w[0])
     .slice(0, 2)
     .join('')