diff --git a/packages/core/components/DragDropContext/NestedDroppablePlugin.ts b/packages/core/components/DragDropContext/NestedDroppablePlugin.ts
index 384673ca6..4fca87151 100644
--- a/packages/core/components/DragDropContext/NestedDroppablePlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/core/components/DragDropContext/NestedDroppablePlugin.ts
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export const findDeepestCandidate = (
     filteredCandidates.reverse();
 
     const zone = getZoneId(filteredCandidates[0]);
-    const area = filteredCandidates[0].data.areaId || null;
+    const area = filteredCandidates[0]?.data.areaId;
 
     return { zone, area };
   }