diff --git a/src/containers/SearchHit.js b/src/containers/SearchHit.js
index dc40487a2b648c796230a1722bdbf71536c5c6a7..9c535f5d59163da10d05a58d5ddeceeb2ed47ca0 100644
--- a/src/containers/SearchHit.js
+++ b/src/containers/SearchHit.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
  * @private
  */
 const mapStateToProps = (state, {
-  annotationId, hit, companionWindowId, windowId,
+  annotationId, hit = { annotations: [] }, companionWindowId, windowId,
 }) => {
   const realAnnoId = annotationId || hit.annotations[0];
   const hitAnnotation = getResourceAnnotationForSearchHit(