diff --git a/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts b/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
index 07aac0790..c89179ce7 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
@@ -469,7 +469,9 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
       }
     } else if (block.extras) {
       const mBlocks = mempoolBlocks.getMempoolBlocksWithTransactions();
-      block.extras.similarity = Common.getSimilarity(mBlocks[0], transactions);
+      if (mBlocks?.length && mBlocks[0].transactions) {
+        block.extras.similarity = Common.getSimilarity(mBlocks[0], transactions);
+      }
     }
 
     const removed: string[] = [];