diff --git a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/image/v3/image/clientlibs/editor/js/image.js b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/image/v3/image/clientlibs/editor/js/image.js
index e719eb4176..b1d753e9a6 100644
--- a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/image/v3/image/clientlibs/editor/js/image.js
+++ b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/image/v3/image/clientlibs/editor/js/image.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         validate: function() {
             var seededValue = document.querySelector(altInputSelector).getAttribute("data-seeded-value");
             var imageFromPageImage = document.querySelector('coral-checkbox[name="./imageFromPageImage"]');
-            var isImageFromPageImageChecked = imageFromPageImage?.checked || false;
+            var isImageFromPageImageChecked = imageFromPageImage ? (imageFromPageImage.checked || false) : false;
             var altFromDAM = document.querySelector('coral-checkbox[name="./altValueFromDAM"]');
             var isAltFromDAMChecked = altFromDAM.checked;
             var isAltFromDAMDisabled = altFromDAM.disabled;