diff --git a/src/renderer/component/categoryList/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/categoryList/view.jsx
index 0afa57940..f6b5ef148 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/categoryList/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/categoryList/view.jsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class CategoryList extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
   componentDidMount() {
     const { fetching, categoryLink, fetchChannel } = this.props;
-    if (!fetching) {
+    if (!fetching && categoryLink) {
       fetchChannel(categoryLink);
     }