diff --git a/src/Service/LeantimeApiService.php b/src/Service/LeantimeApiService.php
index 20bb9fe9..46cbb48a 100644
--- a/src/Service/LeantimeApiService.php
+++ b/src/Service/LeantimeApiService.php
@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ public function getIssuesDataForProjectPaged(string $projectId, $startAt = 0, $m
                     $this->entityManager->flush();
                 }
 
-                $issueData->epics->add($epic);
+                if ($epic) {
+                    $issueData->epics->add($epic);
+                }
             }
 
             $issueData->planHours = $issue->planHours;