diff --git a/pkg/assembler/backends/ent/backend/sbom.go b/pkg/assembler/backends/ent/backend/sbom.go
index 8e00a577ab..362e25f493 100644
--- a/pkg/assembler/backends/ent/backend/sbom.go
+++ b/pkg/assembler/backends/ent/backend/sbom.go
@@ -311,8 +311,10 @@ func (b *EntBackend) HasSBOM(ctx context.Context, spec *model.HasSBOMSpec) ([]*m
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, funcName)
 	}
 	var result []*model.HasSbom
-	for _, edge := range hasSBOMList.Edges {
-		result = append(result, edge.Node)
+	if hasSBOMList != nil {
+		for _, edge := range hasSBOMList.Edges {
+			result = append(result, edge.Node)
+		}
 	}
 	return result, nil
 }