diff --git a/webui/src/app/version-status/version-status.component.spec.ts b/webui/src/app/version-status/version-status.component.spec.ts
index 6ea3500e..61134efe 100644
--- a/webui/src/app/version-status/version-status.component.spec.ts
+++ b/webui/src/app/version-status/version-status.component.spec.ts
@@ -220,4 +220,17 @@ describe('VersionStatusComponent', () => {
         let messagesDiv = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('div.p-messages')
         expect(messagesDiv).toBeTruthy()
     })
+
+    it('should not display feedback when version undefined', () => {
+        // Arrange
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput('version', undefined)
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput('app', 'kea')
+        fixture.detectChanges()
+
+        // Act & Assert
+        // No feedback messages are expected.
+        expect(component.feedbackMessages.length).toEqual(0)
+        // No error message should be emitted.
+        expect(messageAddSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+    })
 })
diff --git a/webui/src/app/version-status/version-status.component.ts b/webui/src/app/version-status/version-status.component.ts
index 8f1ef369..bbd761cb 100644
--- a/webui/src/app/version-status/version-status.component.ts
+++ b/webui/src/app/version-status/version-status.component.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ export class VersionStatusComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     ngOnInit(): void {
         this._appName = this.app === 'bind9' ? this.app.toUpperCase() : this.app[0].toUpperCase() + this.app.slice(1)
         this._appName += this.app === 'stork' ? ' agent' : ''
+        if (!this.version) {
+            // Version is a mandatory input. In case it is falsy (undefined, null, empty string),
+            // simply return. No feedback will be displayed.
+            return
+        }
+
         let sanitizedSemver = this.versionService.sanitizeSemver(this.version)
         if (sanitizedSemver) {
             this.version = sanitizedSemver