diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/GalleryPanel.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/GalleryPanel.java
index f7abd681fc0..cbb9a590f64 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/GalleryPanel.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/GalleryPanel.java
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ private void defaultSelect(GalleryMediaContent currentSelection, GalleryStripe p
         dataEditor.getSelectedMedia().clear();
         LogicalDivision logicalDivision = parentStripe.getStructure();
         PhysicalDivision physicalDivision = currentSelection.getView().getPhysicalDivision();
-        if (physicalDivision.hasMediaPartial()) {
+        if (physicalDivision.hasMediaPartial() && !physicalDivision.getLogicalDivisions().isEmpty()) {
             logicalDivision = physicalDivision.getLogicalDivisions().get(0);
         }
         dataEditor.getSelectedMedia().add(new ImmutablePair<>(physicalDivision, logicalDivision));