--- a/devtools/client/webconsole/console-output.js
+++ b/devtools/client/webconsole/console-output.js
@@ -3256,18 +3256,18 @@ Widgets.ObjectRenderers.add({
       throw new Error("The object cannot be linked to the inspector as it " +
         "isn't an element node");
     }
 
     // Checking the presence of a toolbox
     let target = this.message.output.toolboxTarget;
     this.toolbox = gDevTools.getToolbox(target);
     if (!this.toolbox) {
-      throw new Error("The object cannot be linked to the inspector without a " +
-        "toolbox");
+      // In cases like the browser console, there is no toolbox.
+      return;
     }
 
     // Checking that the inspector supports the node
     yield this.toolbox.initInspector();
     this._nodeFront = yield this.toolbox.walker.getNodeActorFromObjectActor(this.objectActor.actor);
     if (!this._nodeFront) {
       throw new Error("The object cannot be linked to the inspector, the " +
         "corresponding nodeFront could not be found");