diff --git a/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js b/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js
index 6cc50896f..957a9156e 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js
+++ b/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function FramedEngine(options) {
 	this.iframeDoc = this.iframeNode.contentWindow.document;
 	// (Firefox requires us to put some empty content in the iframe)
 	var paletteTitle = this.widget.wiki.getTiddlerText("$:/palette");
-	var colorScheme = this.widget.wiki.getTiddler(paletteTitle).fields["color-scheme"] || "light";
+	var colorScheme = (this.widget.wiki.getTiddler(paletteTitle) || {fields: {}}).fields["color-scheme"] || "light";
 	this.iframeDoc.open();
 	this.iframeDoc.write("<meta name='color-scheme' content='" + colorScheme + "'>");
 	this.iframeDoc.close();