diff --git a/packages/bot-engine/src/components/ConversationContainer.tsx b/packages/bot-engine/src/components/ConversationContainer.tsx
index e37f43149b..f336c31e8c 100644
--- a/packages/bot-engine/src/components/ConversationContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/bot-engine/src/components/ConversationContainer.tsx
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ export const ConversationContainer = ({
       updateVariables(prefilledVariables)
     }
     setHasStarted(true)
+    const startEdge = typebot.groups[0].blocks[0].outgoingEdgeId
+    if (!startEdge && !startGroupId) return
     displayNextGroup({
-      edgeId: startGroupId
-        ? undefined
-        : typebot.groups[0].blocks[0].outgoingEdgeId,
+      edgeId: startGroupId ? undefined : startEdge,
       groupId: startGroupId,
     })
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps