diff --git a/lib/ajax/section_classes.js b/lib/ajax/section_classes.js
index 84ae749..f228b5b 100644
--- a/lib/ajax/section_classes.js
+++ b/lib/ajax/section_classes.js
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ section_class.prototype.swap_with_section = function(sectionIn) {
     // Sections contain forms to add new resources/activities. These forms
     // have not been updated to reflect the new positions of the sections that
     // we have swapped. Let's swap the two sections' forms around.
-    if (this.getEl().getElementsByTagName('form')[0].parentNode
+    if (this.getEl().getElementsByTagName('form').length > 0
+            && this.getEl().getElementsByTagName('form')[0].parentNode
+            && sectionIn.getEl().getElementsByTagName('form').length > 0
             && sectionIn.getEl().getElementsByTagName('form')[0].parentNode) {
 
         YAHOO.util.DDM.swapNode(this.getEl().getElementsByTagName('form')[0].parentNode,