diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.js b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.js
index 8163af59d1..f57310eec4 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.js
@@ -55,9 +55,13 @@ const FrontendsTab = {
       return fe.refs.includes(frontend.ref)
     },
     getSuggestedRef (frontend) {
-      const defaultFe = this.adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary']
-      if (defaultFe?.name === frontend.name && this.canInstall(defaultFe)) {
-        return defaultFe.ref
+      if (this.adminDraft) {
+        const defaultFe = this.adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary']
+        if (defaultFe?.name === frontend.name && this.canInstall(defaultFe)) {
+          return defaultFe.ref
+        } else {
+          return frontend.refs[0]
+        }
       } else {
         return frontend.refs[0]
       }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.vue
index dd4c9790ad..097877bcb4 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/frontends_tab.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <div class="setting-item">
       <h2>{{ $t('admin_dash.tabs.frontends') }}</h2>
       <p>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.wip_notice') }}</p>
-      <ul class="setting-list">
+      <ul class="setting-list" v-if="adminDraft">
         <li>
           <h3>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.default_frontend') }}</h3>
           <p>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.default_frontend_tip') }}</p>
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
           </ul>
         </li>
       </ul>
+      <div v-else class="setting-list">
+        {{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.default_frontend_unavail') }}
+      </div>
+
       <div class="setting-list relative">
         <PanelLoading class="overlay" v-if="working"/>
         <h3>{{ $t('admin_dash.frontend.available_frontends') }}</h3>
@@ -33,9 +37,9 @@
           >
             <strong>{{ frontend.name }}</strong>
             {{ ' ' }}
-            <span v-if="adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary']?.name === frontend.name">
+            <span v-if="adminDraft && adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary']?.name === frontend.name">
               <i18n-t
-                v-if="adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary']?.ref === frontend.refs[0]"
+                v-if="adminDraft && adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary']?.ref === frontend.refs[0]"
                 keypath="admin_dash.frontend.is_default"
               />
               <i18n-t
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@
                 keypath="admin_dash.frontend.is_default_custom"
               >
                 <template #version>
-                  <code>{{ adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary'].ref }}</code>
+                  <code>{{ adminDraft && adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary'].ref }}</code>
                 </template>
               </i18n-t>
             </span>
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@
                   class="button button-default btn"
                   type="button"
                   :disabled="
-                    adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary']?.name === frontend.name &&
+                    !adminDraft || adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary']?.name === frontend.name &&
                       adminDraft[':pleroma'][':frontends'][':primary']?.ref === frontend.refs[0]
                   "
                   @click="setDefault(frontend)"
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
index b3add3466b..abf9cfdf44 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     canHardReset () {
-      return this.realSource === 'admin' && this.$store.state.adminSettings.modifiedPaths.has(this.canonPath.join(' -> '))
+      return this.realSource === 'admin' && this.$store.state.adminSettings.modifiedPaths &&
+             this.$store.state.adminSettings.modifiedPaths.has(this.canonPath.join(' -> '))
     },
     matchesExpertLevel () {
       return (this.expert || 0) <= this.$store.state.config.expertLevel > 0
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 09ba70250f..62316a3fb9 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@
       "wip_notice": "Please note that this section is a WIP and lacks certain features as backend implementation of front-end management is incomplete.",
       "default_frontend": "Default front-end",
       "default_frontend_tip": "Default front-end will be shown to all users. Currently there's no way to for a user to select personal front-end. If you switch away from PleromaFE you'll most likely have to use old and buggy AdminFE to do instance configuration until we replace it.",
+      "default_frontend_unavail": "Default frontend settings are not available, as this requires configuration in the database",
       "available_frontends": "Available for install",
       "failure_installing_frontend": "Failed to install frontend {version}: {reason}",
       "success_installing_frontend": "Frontend {version} successfully installed"