diff --git a/src/utils/formUtil.ts b/src/utils/formUtil.ts
index dbdd1b59..179b216e 100644
--- a/src/utils/formUtil.ts
+++ b/src/utils/formUtil.ts
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ export const eachComponentData = (
         if (isComponentModelType(component, 'dataObject')) {
           // No need to bother processing all the children data if there is no data for this form or the reference value has not been loaded.
           const nestedFormValue: any = get(data, component.path);
-          const noReferenceAttached = nestedFormValue && nestedFormValue._id && isEmpty(nestedFormValue.data) && !has(nestedFormValue, 'form');
-          const shouldProcessNestedFormData = nestedFormValue && nestedFormValue._id ? !noReferenceAttached : has(data, component.path);
+          const noReferenceAttached =nestedFormValue?._id && isEmpty(nestedFormValue.data) && !has(nestedFormValue, 'form');
+          const shouldProcessNestedFormData = nestedFormValue?._id ? !noReferenceAttached : has(data, component.path);
           if (shouldProcessNestedFormData) {
             // For nested forms, we need to reset the "data" and "path" objects for all of the children components, and then re-establish the data when it is done.
             const childPath: string = componentDataPath(component, path, compPath);