diff --git a/model/model.js b/model/model.js
index d193445d..f6a29bf4 100644
--- a/model/model.js
+++ b/model/model.js
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ steal('jquery/class', 'jquery/lang/string', function() {
 				// get the object's data
 				instancesRawData.data),
 				// the number of items
-				length = raw.length,
+				length = raw ? raw.length : null,
 				i = 0;
 
 			//@steal-remove-start