diff --git a/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayerPanel.js b/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayerPanel.js
index a1908bcb..336277e4 100644
--- a/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayerPanel.js
+++ b/source/UI/js/Video/VideoPlayerPanel.js
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ Ox.VideoPlayerPanel = function(options, self) {
     }
 
     function getAnnotations() {
-        return Ox.flatten(self.options.layers.map(function(layer) {
+        return !self.options.layers ? [] : Ox.flatten(self.options.layers.map(function(layer) {
             return layer.items.map(function(item) {
                 return {id: item.id, 'in': item['in'], out: item.out, text: item.value};
             });