diff --git a/pkg/scraper/stashbox/stash_box.go b/pkg/scraper/stashbox/stash_box.go
index 56285af5c6f..c4f02b9823a 100644
--- a/pkg/scraper/stashbox/stash_box.go
+++ b/pkg/scraper/stashbox/stash_box.go
@@ -825,6 +825,10 @@ func (c Client) FindStashBoxPerformerByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*mode
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if performer.FindPerformer == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	ret := performerFragmentToScrapedPerformer(*performer.FindPerformer)
 
 	r := c.repository