diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/entity-rows/hui-timer-entity-row.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/entity-rows/hui-timer-entity-row.ts
index a8fc0f0b2a..448ccc4574 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/entity-rows/hui-timer-entity-row.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/entity-rows/hui-timer-entity-row.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class HuiTimerEntityRow extends LitElement {
   public connectedCallback(): void {
     super.connectedCallback();
     if (this._config && this._config.entity) {
-      const stateObj = this.hass!.states[this._config!.entity];
+      const stateObj = this.hass?.states[this._config!.entity];
       if (stateObj) {
         this._startInterval(stateObj);
       }