diff --git a/apps/apps/app.js b/apps/apps/app.js
index 04b8f9ea..4300353d 100644
--- a/apps/apps/app.js
+++ b/apps/apps/app.js
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ async function fetch_shared_apps() {
 		});
 	let result = {};
 	for (let app of Object.values(messages).sort((x, y) => y.message.timestamp - x.message.timestamp)) {
-		result[app.name] = JSON.parse(utf8Decode(await ssb.blobGet(app.blob)));
-		result[app.name].blob_id = app.blob;
+		let app_object = JSON.parse(utf8Decode(await ssb.blobGet(app.blob)));
+		if (app_object) {
+			app_object.blob_id = app.blob;
+			result[app.name] = app_object;
+		}
 	}
 	return result;
 }