diff --git a/daily_read/ngi_data.py b/daily_read/ngi_data.py
index 1a78feb..20a6e49 100644
--- a/daily_read/ngi_data.py
+++ b/daily_read/ngi_data.py
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ def get_data(self, project_id=None, close_date=None):
             if close_date is None:
                 close_date = (datetime.datetime.now() - relativedelta(months=6)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
             for row in self.statusdb_session.rows(close_date=close_date):
+                if "portal_id" not in row.value:
+                    # Probably a project with no associated order(e.g legacy ESCG), log it and skip
+                    log.error(f"No portal_id found in row {row.id}, skipping it!")
+                    continue
                 portal_id = row.value["portal_id"]
                 order_year = row.value["order_year"]
                 # Should not happen, upstream manual entry error if it happens