diff --git a/web/themes/contrib/civictheme/includes/menu.inc b/web/themes/contrib/civictheme/includes/menu.inc
index d53b3f3a1..808157bb1 100644
--- a/web/themes/contrib/civictheme/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/web/themes/contrib/civictheme/includes/menu.inc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Drupal\Core\Url;
  *
  * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.BooleanArgumentFlag)
  * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.StaticAccess)
+ * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.ElseExpression)
  */
 function _civictheme_preprocess_menu_items(array &$items, bool $expand_all = FALSE): void {
   foreach ($items as &$item) {
@@ -27,7 +28,12 @@ function _civictheme_preprocess_menu_items(array &$items, bool $expand_all = FAL
     $item['is_expanded'] = $expand_all || ($item['is_expanded'] ?? FALSE);
     // Initialize 'below' as an empty array if not set.
     $item['below'] = $item['below'] ?? [];
-    $item['title'] = isset($item['title']) ? strip_tags($item['title']) : '';
+    if (isset($item['title'])) {
+      $item['title'] = is_string($item['title']) ? strip_tags($item['title']) : $item['title'];
+    }
+    else {
+      $item['title'] = '';
+    }
 
     if (!empty($item['below'])) {
       _civictheme_preprocess_menu_items($item['below'], $expand_all);