diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/text_editor.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/text_editor.js
index 3fe0b60ae0..5881e52d74 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/text_editor.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/text_editor.js
@@ -201,9 +201,14 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlTextEditor = frappe.ui.form.ControlCode.extend({
 		// hack to retain space sequence.
 		value = value.replace(/(\s)(\s)/g, '  ');
 
-		if (!$(value).find('.ql-editor').length) {
+		try {
+			if (!$(value).find('.ql-editor').length) {
+				value = `<div class="ql-editor read-mode">${value}</div>`;
+			}
+		} catch(e) {
 			value = `<div class="ql-editor read-mode">${value}</div>`;
 		}
+
 		return value;
 	},