diff --git a/shared/people_import.py b/shared/people_import.py
index f98e80f2ca7251a132b52c8daa30c206d7b6c762..43b9dd75dd160d056f3fe39fc51e956b5f1e6394 100644
--- a/shared/people_import.py
+++ b/shared/people_import.py
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ class PeopleGroupImporter:
         people_instances = []
 
         for person_id, profile in people_profiles.items():
+            if profile is None:
+                continue
+
             person = OctopusPerson.objects.filter(octopus_id=person_id).first()
 
             attribute_mapping = {