diff --git a/src/mol-plugin/ui/structure/selection.tsx b/src/mol-plugin/ui/structure/selection.tsx
index 60cf2aec97c2b38df6e94c93b72ab7396d3f2a3b..e1c539d5d1d235e2870f203ab1a3cf49f9dec78e 100644
--- a/src/mol-plugin/ui/structure/selection.tsx
+++ b/src/mol-plugin/ui/structure/selection.tsx
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export class StructureSelectionControls<P, S extends StructureSelectionControlsS
 
     focus = () => {
         const { extraRadius, minRadius, durationMs } = this.state
+        if (this.plugin.helpers.structureSelectionManager.stats.elementCount === 0) return
         const { sphere } = this.plugin.helpers.structureSelectionManager.getBoundary();
-        if (sphere.radius === 0) return
         const radius = Math.max(sphere.radius + extraRadius, minRadius);
         this.plugin.canvas3d.camera.focus(sphere.center, radius, durationMs);
     }