diff --git a/lib/Autocomplete.js b/lib/Autocomplete.js
index 202389d8..15b60ae3 100644
--- a/lib/Autocomplete.js
+++ b/lib/Autocomplete.js
@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ class Autocomplete extends React.Component {
     if (this.isOpen() && this.state.highlightedIndex !== null) {
       const itemNode = this.refs[`item-${this.state.highlightedIndex}`]
       const menuNode = this.refs.menu
+      const foundItemNode = findDOMNode(itemNode)
+      if (!foundItemNode) return
       scrollIntoView(
-        findDOMNode(itemNode),
+        foundItemNode,
         findDOMNode(menuNode),
         { onlyScrollIfNeeded: true }
       )