diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/user-select.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/user-select.blade.php
index 201bcb8fd..987a94cd0 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/user-select.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/user-select.blade.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <div class="col-md-7 required">
         <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="users" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="assigned_user_select">
-            @if ($user_id = Input::old($fieldname, $item->{$fieldname}))
+            @if ($user_id = Input::old($fieldname, (isset($item)) ? $item->{$fieldname} : ''))
                 <option value="{{ $user_id }}" selected="selected">
                     {{ \App\Models\User::find($user_id)->present()->fullName }}
                 </option>