diff --git a/backend/onyx/connectors/fireflies/connector.py b/backend/onyx/connectors/fireflies/connector.py
index 64099ce95..8386a33b5 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/connectors/fireflies/connector.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/connectors/fireflies/connector.py
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ def _create_doc_from_transcript(transcript: dict) -> Document | None:
     current_link = ""
     current_text = ""
 
+    if transcript["sentences"] is None:
+        return None
+
     for sentence in transcript["sentences"]:
         if sentence["speaker_name"] != current_speaker_name:
             if current_speaker_name is not None: