Story Block: be more defensive to avoid error in block previews (#39807)

Fixes #39694
Automattic · Oct 18, 2024 · ab0df3c · ab0df3c
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diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-story-block-fatal b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-story-block-fatal
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: other
+
+Story Block: avoid error when previewing block styles in development version of the Gutenberg plugin.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/story/player/modal/index.js b/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/story/player/modal/index.js
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ class Modal extends Component {
 	 * Removes the specific mounting point for this modal from the DOM.
 	 */
 	cleanDOM() {
-		parentElement.removeChild( this.node );
+		if ( this.node && parentElement && parentElement.contains( this.node ) ) {
+			parentElement.removeChild( this.node );
+		}
+		this.node = null;
 	}
 
 	/**