diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/kanban/kanban_view.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/kanban/kanban_view.js
index 7eccd7ebf8..17339258ab 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/kanban/kanban_view.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/kanban/kanban_view.js
@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ frappe.views.KanbanView = class KanbanView extends frappe.views.ListView {
 				cur_list: this,
 				user_settings: this.view_user_settings,
 			});
-		}
-
-		if (this.kanban && board_name === this.kanban.board_name) {
+		} else if (board_name === this.kanban.board_name) {
 			this.kanban.update(this.data);
 		}
 	}