diff --git a/src/ijulia.jl b/src/ijulia.jl
index 4e543891..13fc3b2e 100644
--- a/src/ijulia.jl
+++ b/src/ijulia.jl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const use_local_plotlyjs = Ref(false)
 
 function _init_ijulia_plotting()
     # IJulia is more stable with local file
-    use_local_plotlyjs[] = isfile(plotly_local_file_path[])
+    use_local_plotlyjs[] = plotly_local_file_path[] === nothing ? false : isfile(plotly_local_file_path[])
 
     ENV["MPLBACKEND"] = "Agg"
 end