diff --git a/web_translate_dialog/static/src/js/web_translate_dialog.js b/web_translate_dialog/static/src/js/web_translate_dialog.js
index ba93f81a1..94ffdf598 100644
--- a/web_translate_dialog/static/src/js/web_translate_dialog.js
+++ b/web_translate_dialog/static/src/js/web_translate_dialog.js
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@ var translateDialog = Dialog.extend({
                     'data-value', values[f] || '');
         });
         var textarea = this.$el.find('textarea.oe_translation_field');
-        textarea.css({minHeight:'100px',});
-        dom.autoresize(textarea, {parent: this.$el});
+        if (textarea !== undefined && textarea[0] !== undefined) {
+            textarea.css({minHeight:'100px',});
+            dom.autoresize(textarea, {parent: this.$el});
+        }
         $(window).resize();
         this.initialize_html_fields(lang);
     },