diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/views/content-preview-content-view.js b/ghost/admin/app/views/content-preview-content-view.js
index a9c5d51f60..b11980d941 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/views/content-preview-content-view.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/views/content-preview-content-view.js
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ var PostContentView = Ember.View.extend({
     },
 
     contentObserver: function () {
-        this.$().closest('.content-preview').scrollTop(0);
+        var el = this.$();
+
+        if (el) {
+            el.closest('.content-preview').scrollTop(0);
+        }
     }.observes('controller.content'),
 
     willDestroyElement: function () {