diff --git a/packages/api/src/providers/Capabilities/private/fetchCapabilitiesFromAdapter.ts b/packages/api/src/providers/Capabilities/private/fetchCapabilitiesFromAdapter.ts
index 56f6e6285c..8c91e86a0d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/providers/Capabilities/private/fetchCapabilitiesFromAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/providers/Capabilities/private/fetchCapabilitiesFromAdapter.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default function fetchCapabilitiesFromAdapter(
     }
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-object-injection
-    const getter = directLine[getterName];
+    const getter = directLine?.[getterName];
 
     if (typeof getter === 'function') {
       try {