diff --git a/frontend/interfaces/host.ts b/frontend/interfaces/host.ts
index 29afed9537..8b9a5a2cbf 100644
--- a/frontend/interfaces/host.ts
+++ b/frontend/interfaces/host.ts
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export interface IHost {
   gigs_disk_space_available: number;
   labels: ILabel[];
   packs: IPack[];
-  software: ISoftware[];
+  software?: ISoftware[];
   issues: IHostIssues;
   status: HostStatus;
   display_text: string;
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/DeviceUserPage/DeviceUserPage.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/DeviceUserPage/DeviceUserPage.tsx
index e3f0431394..e2f2055a56 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/DeviceUserPage/DeviceUserPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/DeviceUserPage/DeviceUserPage.tsx
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ const DeviceUserPage = ({
     // Software in the legacy response is only being used as a proxy for `iseSoftwareEnabled`.
     // Ideally we should be checking the config for whether software is enabled to show/hide the tab,
     // but it isn't available via device token authenticated API. And we need better specified empty states.
-    const isSoftwareEnabled = !!host?.software.length;
+    const isSoftwareEnabled = !!host?.software?.length;
 
     return (
       <div className="core-wrapper">