diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_code.ts b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_code.ts
index 7b0891f3d..a17364502 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_code.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_code.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ export default class EditableCodeTypeWidget extends AbstractCodeTypeWidget {
 
         this.show();
 
-        this.triggerCommand("refreshTouchBar");
+        if (this.parent) {
+            this.triggerCommand("refreshTouchBar");
+        }
     }
 
     getData() {