diff --git a/app/views/ladder/SimulateTabView.coffee b/app/views/ladder/SimulateTabView.coffee
index 2be7ed186..d30c3f9b1 100644
--- a/app/views/ladder/SimulateTabView.coffee
+++ b/app/views/ladder/SimulateTabView.coffee
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class SimulatorsLeaderboardData extends CocoClass
     return me.id in (user.id for user in @topSimulators.models)
 
   nearbySimulators: ->
+    return [] if not @playersAbove?.models
     l = []
     above = @playersAbove.models
     l = l.concat(above)