diff --git a/apps/assets/templates/assets/asset_list.html b/apps/assets/templates/assets/asset_list.html
index 3e1a8cfcd..79c34c043 100644
--- a/apps/assets/templates/assets/asset_list.html
+++ b/apps/assets/templates/assets/asset_list.html
@@ -451,10 +451,11 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     $.each(rows, function (index, obj) {
         assets.push(obj.id)
     });
+    var _node_id = current_node ? current_node : null;
     $.ajax({
         url: "{% url "assets:asset-export" %}",
         method: 'POST',
-        data: JSON.stringify({assets_id: assets, node_id: current_node.node_id}),
+        data: JSON.stringify({assets_id: assets, node_id: _node_id}),
         dataType: "json",
         success: function (data, textStatus) {
             window.open(data.redirect)
diff --git a/apps/assets/views/asset.py b/apps/assets/views/asset.py
index eb9972e94..c36ad9cc9 100644
--- a/apps/assets/views/asset.py
+++ b/apps/assets/views/asset.py
@@ -214,13 +214,13 @@ class AssetExportView(LoginRequiredMixin, View):
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         try:
             assets_id = json.loads(request.body).get('assets_id', [])
-            assets_node_id = json.loads(request.body).get('node_id', None)
+            node_id = json.loads(request.body).get('node_id', None)
         except ValueError:
             return HttpResponse('Json object not valid', status=400)
 
-        if not assets_id and assets_node_id:
-            assets_node = get_object_or_none(Node, id=assets_node_id)
-            assets = assets_node.get_all_assets()
+        if not assets_id:
+            node = get_object_or_none(Node, id=node_id) if node_id else Node.root()
+            assets = node.get_all_assets()
             for asset in assets:
                 assets_id.append(asset.id)