diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06c0551ff0..10018997f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [commit-and-tag-version](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.9.98](https://github.com/surveyjs/survey-library/compare/v1.9.97...v1.9.98) (2023-07-18)
+
 ## [1.9.97](https://github.com/surveyjs/survey-library/compare/v1.9.96...v1.9.97) (2023-07-12)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edc2b82061..ba319e0449 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     "testcafe:ci:angular": "testcafe -c 4 -q attemptLimit=5,successThreshold=1 chrome:headless testCafe/ --app \"http-server ./packages/survey-angular-ui/example/dist --proxy http://localhost:8080? -p 8080\" --selector-timeout 1500 --reporter minimal --env=angular",
     "prepare": "husky install"
   },
-  "version": "1.9.97",
+  "version": "1.9.98",
   "name": "survey-library",
   "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/survey-angular-ui/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/survey-angular-ui/CHANGELOG.md
index a011932e01..d0f7ec64e8 100644
--- a/packages/survey-angular-ui/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/survey-angular-ui/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [commit-and-tag-version](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.9.98](https://github.com/surveyjs/surveyjs/compare/v1.9.97...v1.9.98) (2023-07-18)
+
 ## [1.9.97](https://github.com/surveyjs/surveyjs/compare/v1.9.96...v1.9.97) (2023-07-12)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/survey-angular-ui/package.json b/packages/survey-angular-ui/package.json
index 52bb67e69e..84ac836908 100644
--- a/packages/survey-angular-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/survey-angular-ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "survey-angular-ui",
-  "version": "1.9.97",
+  "version": "1.9.98",
   "description": "survey.js is a JavaScript Survey Library. It is a modern way to add a survey to your website. It uses JSON for survey metadata and results.",
   "keywords": [
     "Survey",
diff --git a/src/stylesmanager.ts b/src/stylesmanager.ts
index cd32b83b7e..d1c5bac4c7 100644
--- a/src/stylesmanager.ts
+++ b/src/stylesmanager.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ export class StylesManager {
     return themeMapper;
   }
   static getIncludedThemeCss(): Array<any> {
+    if (typeof settings.environment === "undefined") return [];
     const { rootElement }: ISurveyEnvironment = settings.environment;
     const themeMapper = StylesManager.getAvailableThemes();
 
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ export class StylesManager {
   }
 
   public static applyTheme(themeName: string = "default", themeSelector?: string): void {
+    if (typeof settings.environment === "undefined") return;
     const { rootElement }: ISurveyEnvironment = settings.environment;
     const element = isShadowDOM(rootElement) ? rootElement.host : rootElement;
     surveyCss.currentType = themeName;
diff --git a/src/svgbundle.ts b/src/svgbundle.ts
index ed5552ab8b..de25b86eb5 100644
--- a/src/svgbundle.ts
+++ b/src/svgbundle.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class SvgIconRegistry {
   }
   public renderIcons() {
     const containerId = "sv-icon-holder-global-container";
-    if(!settings.environment.root.getElementById(containerId)) {
+    if(!!settings.environment && !settings.environment.root.getElementById(containerId)) {
       let iconsDiv = document.createElement("div");
       iconsDiv.id = containerId;
       iconsDiv.innerHTML = "<svg>" + this.iconsRenderedHtml() + "</svg>";