optimizely · junaed-optimizely · Jul 29, 2025 · Jul 24, 2025 · Jul 25, 2025 · Jul 25, 2025
diff --git a/lib/core/bucketer/index.ts b/lib/core/bucketer/index.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export const bucket = function(bucketerParams: BucketerParams): DecisionResponse
   const decideReasons: DecisionReason[] = [];
   // Check if user is in a random group; if so, check if user is bucketed into a specific experiment
   const experiment = bucketerParams.experimentIdMap[bucketerParams.experimentId];
-  const groupId = experiment['groupId'];
+  // Optional chaining skips groupId check for holdout experiments; Holdout experimentId is not in experimentIdMap
+  const groupId = experiment?.['groupId'];
   if (groupId) {
     const group = bucketerParams.groupIdMap[groupId];
     if (!group) {