diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/tools/send/guards/unsaved-send-edits.guard.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/tools/send/guards/unsaved-send-edits.guard.ts
index 9d064491728..d37f9d86880 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/tools/send/guards/unsaved-send-edits.guard.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/tools/send/guards/unsaved-send-edits.guard.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@ import { CanDeactivateFn } from "@angular/router";
 import { SendComponent } from "../send.component";
 
 export const unsavedSendEditsGuard: CanDeactivateFn<SendComponent> = async (component) => {
+  // Angular passes null when the component has already been destroyed mid-navigation
+  // (e.g. during logout teardown). No edits to save in that case — allow the navigation.
+  if (component == null) {
+    return true;
+  }
   return component.saveUnsavedSendEdits();
 };
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/tools/guards/unsaved-send-edits.guard.ts b/apps/web/src/app/tools/guards/unsaved-send-edits.guard.ts
index e146cc4fd35..2c791b346c4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/tools/guards/unsaved-send-edits.guard.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/tools/guards/unsaved-send-edits.guard.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@ import { CanDeactivateFn } from "@angular/router";
 import { SendComponent } from "../send/send.component";
 
 export const unsavedSendEditsGuard: CanDeactivateFn<SendComponent> = async (component) => {
+  // Angular passes null when the component has already been destroyed mid-navigation
+  // (e.g. during logout teardown). No edits to save in that case — allow the navigation.
+  if (component == null) {
+    return true;
+  }
   return component.saveUnsavedSendEdits();
 };