diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js
index b20813f4d9..341cf26f8f 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ function _dt_add_filters(table_node, table_dt, filters_options = {}) {
 
                         if (
                             table_dt.settings()[0].ajax !== null &&
-                            table_node.attr("id") !== "item_search"
+                            $(table_node)?.attr("id") !== "item_search"
                         ) {
                             optionValue = `^${this._id}$`;
                         }