diff --git a/dist/linkClass.js b/dist/linkClass.js
index bcbda87..69e7ff0 100644
--- a/dist/linkClass.js
+++ b/dist/linkClass.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ linkClass = function (element, styles, userConfiguration) {
         newProps = undefined,
         styleNames = undefined;
 
+    if (!element) {
+        return element;
+    }
+
     configuration = (0, _makeConfiguration2['default'])(userConfiguration);
 
     styleNames = element.props.styleName;
diff --git a/src/linkClass.js b/src/linkClass.js
index 6438591..d6552d8 100644
--- a/src/linkClass.js
+++ b/src/linkClass.js
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ linkClass = (element, styles = {}, userConfiguration) => {
         newProps,
         styleNames;
 
+    if (!element) {
+        return element;
+    }
+
     configuration = makeConfiguration(userConfiguration);
 
     styleNames = element.props.styleName;