diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/common/job.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/common/job.ts
index f549966b66..365f879e95 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/common/job.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/common/job.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class SimpleJob<R extends JobResult> {
 
         try {
             const jobResult = await this.runCallback();
-            if (jobResult.shouldBackoff) {
+            if (jobResult && jobResult.shouldBackoff) {
                 this.intervalSec = Math.min(
                     this.config.maxItervalSec,
                     this.intervalSec * this.config.backoffMultiplier,