diff --git a/src/device/autoDetect/DeviceScannedComponents.tsx b/src/device/autoDetect/DeviceScannedComponents.tsx
index 5e91dd0..b4e0c9f 100644
--- a/src/device/autoDetect/DeviceScannedComponents.tsx
+++ b/src/device/autoDetect/DeviceScannedComponents.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default function DeviceScannedComponents(props: Props){
   const [openDialog, setOpenDialog] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(()=>{
+    console.log(scannedComponents)
     if (scannedComponents.i2c) setScannedI2C(scannedComponents.i2c)
     //makes the array empty for testing
     // if (scannedComponents.i2c) {
@@ -65,13 +66,16 @@ export default function DeviceScannedComponents(props: Props){
   useEffect(()=>{
     let valid: quack.AddressData[] = []
     //filter the address data
-    scannedI2C?.settings?.foundAddresses.forEach(addrData => {
-      if(!i2cBlacklistAddresses.includes(addrData.address)){
-        if(!(addrData.address === 0x71 && addrData.expansionLine === undefined)){
-          valid.push(addrData)
+    let addr = scannedI2C?.settings?.foundAddresses
+    if(addr){
+      addr.forEach(addrData => {
+        if(!i2cBlacklistAddresses.includes(addrData.address)){
+          if(!(addrData.address === 0x71 && addrData.expansionLine === undefined)){
+            valid.push(addrData)
+          }
         }
-      }
-    })
+      })
+    }
     setValidComponentAddresses(valid)
   },[scannedI2C])