diff --git a/src/components/views/context_menus/SpaceContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/views/context_menus/SpaceContextMenu.tsx
index bdc25916e9..6dff155415 100644
--- a/src/components/views/context_menus/SpaceContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/context_menus/SpaceContextMenu.tsx
@@ -43,13 +43,17 @@ import PosthogTrackers from "../../../PosthogTrackers";
 import { ViewRoomPayload } from "../../../dispatcher/payloads/ViewRoomPayload";
 
 interface IProps extends IContextMenuProps {
-    space: Room;
+    space?: Room;
     hideHeader?: boolean;
 }
 
 const SpaceContextMenu: React.FC<IProps> = ({ space, hideHeader, onFinished, ...props }) => {
     const cli = useContext(MatrixClientContext);
-    const userId = cli.getUserId()!;
+    const userId = cli.getSafeUserId();
+    const videoRoomsEnabled = useFeatureEnabled("feature_video_rooms");
+    const elementCallVideoRoomsEnabled = useFeatureEnabled("feature_element_call_video_rooms");
+
+    if (!space) return null;
 
     let inviteOption: JSX.Element | null = null;
     if (space.getJoinRule() === "public" || space.canInvite(userId)) {
@@ -135,9 +139,6 @@ const SpaceContextMenu: React.FC<IProps> = ({ space, hideHeader, onFinished, ...
         );
     }
 
-    const videoRoomsEnabled = useFeatureEnabled("feature_video_rooms");
-    const elementCallVideoRoomsEnabled = useFeatureEnabled("feature_element_call_video_rooms");
-
     const hasPermissionToAddSpaceChild = space.currentState.maySendStateEvent(EventType.SpaceChild, userId);
     const canAddRooms = hasPermissionToAddSpaceChild && shouldShowComponent(UIComponent.CreateRooms);
     const canAddVideoRooms = canAddRooms && videoRoomsEnabled;
diff --git a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceTreeLevel.tsx b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceTreeLevel.tsx
index 9f66a290b9..926b9048da 100644
--- a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceTreeLevel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceTreeLevel.tsx
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export const SpaceButton: React.FC<IButtonProps> = ({
     }
 
     let contextMenu: JSX.Element | undefined;
-    if (space && menuDisplayed && handle.current && ContextMenuComponent) {
+    if (menuDisplayed && handle.current && ContextMenuComponent) {
         contextMenu = (
             <ContextMenuComponent
                 {...toRightOf(handle.current.getBoundingClientRect(), 0)}
diff --git a/test/components/views/context_menus/SpaceContextMenu-test.tsx b/test/components/views/context_menus/SpaceContextMenu-test.tsx
index c508b35290..4d10a23207 100644
--- a/test/components/views/context_menus/SpaceContextMenu-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/context_menus/SpaceContextMenu-test.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ describe("<SpaceContextMenu />", () => {
 
     const mockClient = {
         getUserId: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(userId),
+        getSafeUserId: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(userId),
     } as unknown as Mocked<MatrixClient>;
 
     const makeMockSpace = (props = {}) =>
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ describe("<SpaceContextMenu />", () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
         jest.resetAllMocks();
         mockClient.getUserId.mockReturnValue(userId);
+        mockClient.getSafeUserId.mockReturnValue(userId);
     });
 
     it("renders menu correctly", () => {