diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/authorities/authorities.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/authorities/authorities.tt
index 4e8a81ed39..cbae792256 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/authorities/authorities.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/authorities/authorities.tt
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@
     });
 
     function selectTab( tablink ){
+        /* return if no tabs displayed (BIG_LOOP.size <= 1) */
+        if ($(".toolbar-tabs-container .nav-tabs li").length === 0){
+            return;
+        }
         let a = $("a[href='" + tablink + "']");
         $(".toolbar-tabs-container .nav-tabs li").removeClass("selected");
         a.tab("show").parent().addClass("selected");
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/addbiblio.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/addbiblio.tt
index f295787aa0..6d7b255c84 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/addbiblio.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/addbiblio.tt
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@
     });
 
     function selectTab( tablink ){
-        /* return if no tabs displayed (fast add framework) */
+        /* return if no tabs displayed (BIG_LOOP.size <= 1) */
         if ($(".toolbar-tabs-container .nav-tabs li").length === 0){
-          return;
+            return;
         }
         let a = $("a[href='" + tablink + "']");
         $(".toolbar-tabs-container .nav-tabs li").removeClass("selected");