diff --git a/dist/version b/dist/version
index cad2ef94fa347..d8713280d1246 100644
--- a/dist/version
+++ b/dist/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.72.0
\ No newline at end of file
+1.72.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/jsonpath.js b/src/js/jsonpath.js
index a082544b3cea6..53d9d9b0cd7dc 100644
--- a/src/js/jsonpath.js
+++ b/src/js/jsonpath.js
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ export class JSONPath {
         return listout;
     }
     #expandKey(owner, k) {
-        if ( typeof owner !== 'object' ) { return; }
+        if ( typeof owner !== 'object' || owner === null ) { return; }
         if ( Array.isArray(k) ) {
             const out = [];
             for ( const a of k ) {