diff --git a/pkg/analyze/deployment_status.go b/pkg/analyze/deployment_status.go
index 64bc4900..9ad74c1e 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/deployment_status.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/deployment_status.go
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ func analyzeOneDeploymentStatus(analyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.DeploymentStatus,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if result == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
 }