diff --git a/build/media_source/system/js/searchtools.es6.js b/build/media_source/system/js/searchtools.es6.js
index 880ebcfb16fb1..262976224df02 100644
--- a/build/media_source/system/js/searchtools.es6.js
+++ b/build/media_source/system/js/searchtools.es6.js
@@ -529,10 +529,11 @@ Joomla = window.Joomla || {};
     }
 
     const sort = document.getElementById('sorted');
+    const order = document.getElementById('orderedBy');
 
-    if (sort && sort.hasAttribute('data-caption')) {
+    if (sort && sort.hasAttribute('data-caption') && order) {
       const orderedBy = sort.getAttribute('data-caption');
-      document.getElementById('orderedBy').textContent += orderedBy;
+      order.textContent += orderedBy;
     }
 
     if (sort && sort.hasAttribute('data-sort')) {