diff --git a/platform/telemetry/src/TelemetrySubscription.js b/platform/telemetry/src/TelemetrySubscription.js
index 69fd957ac2..808d8c5c5d 100644
--- a/platform/telemetry/src/TelemetrySubscription.js
+++ b/platform/telemetry/src/TelemetrySubscription.js
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ define(
             }
 
             function addMutationListener() {
-                var mutation = domainObject.getCapability('mutation');
+                var mutation = domainObject &&
+                    domainObject.getCapability('mutation');
                 if (mutation) {
                     return mutation.listen(modelChange);
                 }
diff --git a/platform/telemetry/test/TelemetrySubscriptionSpec.js b/platform/telemetry/test/TelemetrySubscriptionSpec.js
index 458a2f685e..e1c834e6cd 100644
--- a/platform/telemetry/test/TelemetrySubscriptionSpec.js
+++ b/platform/telemetry/test/TelemetrySubscriptionSpec.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ define(
                 mockDomainObject,
                 mockCallback,
                 mockTelemetry,
+                mockMutation,
                 mockUnsubscribe,
                 mockSeries,
                 testMetadata,
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ define(
                     "telemetry",
                     ["subscribe", "getMetadata"]
                 );
+                mockMutation = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                    "mutation",
+                    ["mutate", "listen"]
+                );
                 mockUnsubscribe = jasmine.createSpy("unsubscribe");
                 mockSeries = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                     "series",
@@ -68,7 +73,12 @@ define(
                 mockQ.when.andCallFake(mockPromise);
 
                 mockDomainObject.hasCapability.andReturn(true);
-                mockDomainObject.getCapability.andReturn(mockTelemetry);
+                mockDomainObject.getCapability.andCallFake(function (c) {
+                    return {
+                        telemetry: mockTelemetry,
+                        mutation: mockMutation
+                    }[c];
+                });
                 mockDomainObject.getId.andReturn('test-id');
 
                 mockTelemetry.subscribe.andReturn(mockUnsubscribe);
@@ -215,4 +225,4 @@ define(
             });
         });
     }
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);