diff --git a/Composite/C1Console/Trees/DataFolderElementsTreeNode.cs b/Composite/C1Console/Trees/DataFolderElementsTreeNode.cs
index 48e7999c7c..a35916095f 100644
--- a/Composite/C1Console/Trees/DataFolderElementsTreeNode.cs
+++ b/Composite/C1Console/Trees/DataFolderElementsTreeNode.cs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ protected override IEnumerable<Element> OnGetElements(EntityToken parentEntityTo
                     if (dataEntityToken != null)
                     {
                         var data = dataEntityToken.Data;
-                        Verify.IsNotNull(data, "data is null, " + dataEntityToken);
+                        if (data == null) return Enumerable.Empty<Element>();
 
                         referenceType = this.ChildGeneratingParentIdFilterNode.KeyPropertyInfo.DeclaringType;
                         referenceValue = this.ChildGeneratingParentIdFilterNode.KeyPropertyInfo.GetValue(data, null);