diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift
index 6df0f7c2..ad627d35 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ open class Carousel: View {
     }
     
     func hasSameCellRegistration(with carouselModel: CarouselModel, delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?) -> Bool {
+        guard let registeredMoleculeIds else { return false }
+        
         let incomingIds = carouselModel.molecules.map { molecule in
             if let info = getMoleculeInfo(with: molecule, delegateObject: delegateObject) {
                 return info.identifier