diff --git a/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts b/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts
index 9841102ce0..fea67317c3 100644
--- a/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts
@@ -1220,6 +1220,17 @@ describe("Dataset Tree Unit Tests - Function findFavoritedNode", () => {
 
         expect(foundNode).toBe(favoriteNode);
     });
+    it("Checking that function does not error when there is no favorite or matching profile node in Favorites", async () => {
+        createGlobalMocks();
+        const blockMocks = createBlockMocks();
+
+        mocked(vscode.window.createTreeView).mockReturnValueOnce(blockMocks.treeView);
+        const testTree = new DatasetTree();
+        testTree.mSessionNodes.push(blockMocks.datasetSessionNode);
+        const node = new ZoweDatasetNode("node", vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed, blockMocks.datasetSessionNode, null);
+
+        expect(() => {testTree.findFavoritedNode(node);}).not.toThrow();
+    });
 });
 describe("Dataset Tree Unit Tests - Function findNonFavoritedNode", () => {
     function createBlockMocks() {
diff --git a/src/dataset/DatasetTree.ts b/src/dataset/DatasetTree.ts
index f0037eb35a..0f91c28926 100644
--- a/src/dataset/DatasetTree.ts
+++ b/src/dataset/DatasetTree.ts
@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@ export class DatasetTree extends ZoweTreeProvider implements IZoweTree<IZoweData
         // Get node's profile node in favorites
         const profileName = node.getProfileName();
         const profileNodeInFavorites = this.findMatchingProfileInArray(this.mFavorites, profileName);
+        if (!profileNodeInFavorites){
+            return;
+        }
         return profileNodeInFavorites.children.find(
             (temp) => (temp.label === node.getLabel()) && (temp.contextValue.includes(node.contextValue))
         );