diff --git a/src/Common/DatabaseAccountUtility.ts b/src/Common/DatabaseAccountUtility.ts
index 43487086d..db99f5253 100644
--- a/src/Common/DatabaseAccountUtility.ts
+++ b/src/Common/DatabaseAccountUtility.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ export function isPublicInternetAccessAllowed(): boolean {
 
 export function getWorkloadType(): WorkloadType {
   const tags: Tags = userContext?.databaseAccount?.tags;
-  const workloadType: WorkloadType = tags[TagNames.WorkloadType] as WorkloadType;
+  const workloadType: WorkloadType = tags && (tags[TagNames.WorkloadType] as WorkloadType);
   return workloadType;
 }