diff --git a/scripts/updates/check-updates.sh b/scripts/updates/check-updates.sh
index cf5e3c6f0..822d4ae1e 100755
--- a/scripts/updates/check-updates.sh
+++ b/scripts/updates/check-updates.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [ -f "${BASEDIR}/github-projects.txt" ]; then
 			latest_version=$(grep -oP "$version_regexp" <<< "$latest_version" || true)
 		fi
 
-		if [ -z "$latest_version" ]; then
+		if [[ -z "$latest_version" || "$latest_version" = "null" ]]; then
 			echo "Failed to get latest version for '${package}'. Update 'github-projects.txt'."
 			exit 1
 		fi