diff --git a/src/plugins/duplicate/DuplicateAction.js b/src/plugins/duplicate/DuplicateAction.js
index e398b6c041..57d7e7f33b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/duplicate/DuplicateAction.js
+++ b/src/plugins/duplicate/DuplicateAction.js
@@ -143,13 +143,16 @@ export default class DuplicateAction {
         let parent = objectPath[1];
         let parentType = parent && this.openmct.types.get(parent.type);
         let child = objectPath[0];
+        let childType = child && this.openmct.types.get(child.type);
         let locked = child.locked ? child.locked : parent && parent.locked;
 
         if (locked) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        return parentType
+        return childType
+            && childType.definition.creatable
+            && parentType
             && parentType.definition.creatable
             && Array.isArray(parent.composition);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/move/MoveAction.js b/src/plugins/move/MoveAction.js
index 2a46053074..8b46d109f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/move/MoveAction.js
+++ b/src/plugins/move/MoveAction.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export default class MoveAction {
         let parent = objectPath[1];
         let parentType = parent && this.openmct.types.get(parent.type);
         let child = objectPath[0];
+        let childType = child && this.openmct.types.get(child.type);
 
         if (child.locked || (parent && parent.locked)) {
             return false;
@@ -161,6 +162,8 @@ export default class MoveAction {
 
         return parentType
             && parentType.definition.creatable
+            && childType
+            && childType.definition.creatable
             && Array.isArray(parent.composition);
     }
 }