diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/create_post.lisp b/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/create_post.lisp
index 6f83326..3d1b965 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/create_post.lisp
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/communities/create_post.lisp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
                             content: e.target.content.value,
                             community: !is_selected_stack ? selected_community : \"0\",
                             stack: is_selected_stack ? selected_community : \"0\",
-                            topic: e.target.topic.selectedOptions[0].value,
+                            topic: (e.target.topic || { selectedOptions: [{ value: \"0\" }] }).selectedOptions[0].value,
                             poll: poll_data[1],
                             title: e.target.title.value,
                         }),