diff --git a/cmd/tsconnect/wasm/wasm_js.go b/cmd/tsconnect/wasm/wasm_js.go
index 14b5fbef6..a6e7ac4e1 100644
--- a/cmd/tsconnect/wasm/wasm_js.go
+++ b/cmd/tsconnect/wasm/wasm_js.go
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func (i *jsIPN) run(jsCallbacks js.Value) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		if n.Prefs.Valid() {
+		if n.Prefs != nil && n.Prefs.Valid() {
 			jsCallbacks.Call("notifyExitNode", string(n.Prefs.ExitNodeID()))
 		}
 		if n.BrowseToURL != nil {