diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 2a71c8f..4b8a7ab 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ class ABC3D_PT_TextPropertiesPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
             if f"{utils.prefix()}_linked_textobject" in a_o:
                 text_index = a_o[f"{utils.prefix()}_linked_textobject"]
                 return bpy.context.scene.abc3d_data.available_texts[text_index]
-            elif f"{utils.prefix()}_linked_textobject" in a_o.parent:
+            elif a_o.parent is not None and f"{utils.prefix()}_linked_textobject" in a_o.parent:
                 text_index = a_o.parent[f"{utils.prefix()}_linked_textobject"]
                 return bpy.context.scene.abc3d_data.available_texts[text_index]
             else: