diff --git a/src/atoms/cell.js b/src/atoms/cell.js
index 2d7f05f..9003d6a 100644
--- a/src/atoms/cell.js
+++ b/src/atoms/cell.js
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ export class CellManager {
       console.warn("Invalid cell data for updating cell mesh");
       return;
     }
+    if (!this.cellMesh && !this.currentCell) {
+      return;
+    }
     // If the cell is the same as the current cell within tolerance, do nothing
     const eps = 1e-5;
     if (cell.every((row, i) => row.every((cellValue, j) => Math.abs(cellValue - this.currentCell[i][j]) < eps))) {
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index 1024d27..7f50df9 100644
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diff --git a/tests/e2e/gui.spec.js-snapshots/Cell-hide-chromium-linux.png b/tests/e2e/gui.spec.js-snapshots/Cell-hide-chromium-linux.png
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