diff --git a/src/Controller/LearningPathStepsController.php b/src/Controller/LearningPathStepsController.php
index a13754b..2a4890e 100644
--- a/src/Controller/LearningPathStepsController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/LearningPathStepsController.php
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class LearningPathStepsController extends ControllerBase {
     $freeNavigation = !OpignoGroupManagerController::getGuidedNavigation($group);
     if ($freeNavigation) {
       $content = OpignoGroupManagedContent::getFirstStep($group->id());
-      if ($content->getGroupContentTypeId() != 'ContentTypeCourse') {
+      if ($content && $content->getGroupContentTypeId() != 'ContentTypeCourse') {
         $content_type = $this->content_type_manager->createInstance($content->getGroupContentTypeId());
         $step_url = $content_type->getStartContentUrl($content->getEntityId(), $group->id());
         if ($is_ajax) {