diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index 69cbbb9e8a..314f9c323f 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         "nodebb-theme-lavender": "7.1.8",
         "nodebb-theme-peace": "2.2.6",
         "nodebb-theme-persona": "13.3.25",
-        "nodebb-widget-essentials": "7.0.23",
+        "nodebb-widget-essentials": "7.0.24",
         "nodemailer": "6.9.15",
         "nprogress": "0.2.0",
         "passport": "0.7.0",
diff --git a/src/controllers/write/topics.js b/src/controllers/write/topics.js
index cafcec2f7f..700b08e21a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/write/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/write/topics.js
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ const uploadsController = require('../uploads');
 const Topics = module.exports;
 
 Topics.get = async (req, res) => {
-	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, await api.topics.get(req, req.params));
+	const topicData = await api.topics.get(req, req.params);
+	if (!topicData) {
+		return helpers.formatApiResponse(404, res, new Error('[[error:no-topic]]'));
+	}
+	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, topicData);
 };
 
 Topics.create = async (req, res) => {