diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EmployeePresenter.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EmployeePresenter.svelte
index c2a77affda..5531ecb12e 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EmployeePresenter.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EmployeePresenter.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   import EmployeePreviewPopup from './EmployeePreviewPopup.svelte'
   import { WithLookup } from '@anticrm/core'
 
-  export let value: WithLookup<Employee>
+  export let value: WithLookup<Employee> | null | undefined
   export let shouldShowAvatar: boolean = true
   export let shouldShowName: boolean = true
   export let onEmployeeEdit: ((event: MouseEvent) => void) | undefined = undefined
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@
   let container: HTMLElement
 
   const onEdit = () => {
-    showPopup(
-      EmployeePreviewPopup,
-      {
-        employeeId: value._id
-      },
-      container
-    )
+    if (value) {
+      showPopup(
+        EmployeePreviewPopup,
+        {
+          employeeId: value._id
+        },
+        container
+      )
+    }
   }
 
   $: handlePersonEdit = onEmployeeEdit ?? onEdit
@@ -28,9 +30,15 @@
 
 <div bind:this={container} class="flex-row-center clear-mins">
   <div class="over-underline" class:pr-2={shouldShowName}>
-    <PersonPresenter {value} onEdit={handlePersonEdit} {shouldShowAvatar} {shouldShowName} />
+    <PersonPresenter
+      {value}
+      onEdit={handlePersonEdit}
+      {shouldShowAvatar}
+      {shouldShowName}
+      shouldShowPlaceholder={true}
+    />
   </div>
-  {#if value.$lookup?.statuses?.length}
+  {#if value?.$lookup?.statuses?.length}
     <div class="status content-color">
       <EmployeeStatusPresenter employee={value} />
     </div>
diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/PersonContent.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/PersonContent.svelte
index ade3da1ed1..3d2337a4e0 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/PersonContent.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/PersonContent.svelte
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   import { getPanelURI, Label, LabelAndProps, tooltip } from '@anticrm/ui'
   import view from '@anticrm/view'
 
-  export let value: Person | undefined
+  export let value: Person | undefined | null
   export let inline: boolean = false
   export let isInteractive = true
   export let shouldShowAvatar: boolean = true
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   $: element = getElement(value, onEdit, shouldShowPlaceholder, isInteractive)
 
   const getElement = (
-    person: Person | undefined,
+    person: Person | undefined | null,
     onEdit: Function | undefined,
     shouldShowEmpty: boolean,
     isInteractive: boolean
diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/PersonPresenter.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/PersonPresenter.svelte
index c0b0f5a9f0..f507c5dd40 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/PersonPresenter.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/PersonPresenter.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   import { IntlString } from '@anticrm/platform'
   import PersonContent from './PersonContent.svelte'
 
-  export let value: Person
+  export let value: Person | null | undefined
   export let inline = false
   export let isInteractive = true
   export let shouldShowAvatar = true
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     showTooltip={tooltipLabels
       ? {
           label: value ? tooltipLabels.personLabel : tooltipLabels.placeholderLabel,
-          props: { value: formatName(value?.name) }
+          props: value ? { value: formatName(value.name) } : {}
         }
       : undefined}
     {value}
diff --git a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/AssigneePresenter.svelte b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/AssigneePresenter.svelte
index bad9451977..a0698f79d6 100644
--- a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/AssigneePresenter.svelte
+++ b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/AssigneePresenter.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   import { IntlString } from '@anticrm/platform'
   import tracker from '../../plugin'
 
-  export let value: Employee | null
+  export let value: Employee | null | undefined
   export let issueId: Ref<Issue>
   export let defaultClass: Ref<Class<Doc>> | undefined = undefined
   export let currentSpace: Ref<Team> | undefined = undefined
diff --git a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/Board.svelte b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/Board.svelte
index 52f64c48ac..e102899a15 100644
--- a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/Board.svelte
+++ b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/Board.svelte
@@ -159,11 +159,15 @@
             {object.title}
           </span>
         </div>
-        {#if issue.$lookup?.assignee}
-          <div class="abs-rt-content">
-            <AssigneePresenter value={issue.$lookup.assignee} issueId={issue._id} {currentSpace} isEditable={true} />
-          </div>
-        {/if}
+        <div class="abs-rt-content">
+          <AssigneePresenter
+            value={issue.$lookup?.assignee}
+            defaultClass={contact.class.Employee}
+            issueId={issue._id}
+            {currentSpace}
+            isEditable={true}
+          />
+        </div>
         <div class="buttons-group xsmall-gap mt-10px">
           <PriorityEditor
             value={issue}