diff --git a/Koha/ILL/Request.pm b/Koha/ILL/Request.pm
index e0a9456dc3..e929105ed2 100644
--- a/Koha/ILL/Request.pm
+++ b/Koha/ILL/Request.pm
@@ -2073,12 +2073,12 @@ sub strings_map {
     }
 
     my $status_string =
-      ( exists $status_graph_union->{ $self->status } && defined $status_graph_union->{ $self->status }->{name} )
+      ( $self->status && exists $status_graph_union->{ $self->status } && defined $status_graph_union->{ $self->status }->{name} )
       ? $status_graph_union->{ $self->status }->{name}
       : $self->status;
 
     my $status_code =
-      ( exists $status_graph_union->{ $self->status } && defined $status_graph_union->{ $self->status }->{id} )
+      ( $self->status && exists $status_graph_union->{ $self->status } && defined $status_graph_union->{ $self->status }->{id} )
       ? $status_graph_union->{ $self->status }->{id}
       : $self->status;