diff --git a/src/addon/calendar/pages/event/event.ts b/src/addon/calendar/pages/event/event.ts
index 0be9e4935..14d7a3f44 100644
--- a/src/addon/calendar/pages/event/event.ts
+++ b/src/addon/calendar/pages/event/event.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class AddonCalendarEventPage {
             }
             this.title = title;
 
-            if (event.courseid != this.siteHomeId) {
+            if (event.courseid && event.courseid != this.siteHomeId) {
                 // It's a course event, retrieve the course name.
                 return this.coursesProvider.getUserCourse(event.courseid, true).then((course) => {
                     this.courseName = course.fullname;