diff --git a/app/core/Engine.ts b/app/core/Engine.ts
index 8f666a0333e..b7fb1a10a9c 100644
--- a/app/core/Engine.ts
+++ b/app/core/Engine.ts
@@ -1340,7 +1340,8 @@ class Engine {
     for (const controller of controllers) {
       if (
         hasProperty(initialState, controller.name) &&
-        hasProperty(controller, 'subscribe') &&
+        // Use `in` operator here because the `subscribe` function is one level up the prototype chain
+        'subscribe' in controller &&
         controller.subscribe !== undefined
       ) {
         // The following type error can be addressed by passing initial state into controller constructors instead