diff --git a/SpeckleAutomateDotnetExample/Utils.cs b/SpeckleAutomateDotnetExample/Utils.cs
index 12ef64b..f496c0c 100644
--- a/SpeckleAutomateDotnetExample/Utils.cs
+++ b/SpeckleAutomateDotnetExample/Utils.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace SpeckleAutomateDotnetExample
             );
           }
         }
-        else
+        else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(commitObject.id))
         {
           if (speckleIdDict.ContainsKey(commitObject.id))
           {