diff --git a/.yamato/ruamel/jobs/abv/all_project_ci_nightly.py b/.yamato/ruamel/jobs/abv/all_project_ci_nightly.py
index a92d7e45ab6..5be3eb2a0a3 100644
--- a/.yamato/ruamel/jobs/abv/all_project_ci_nightly.py
+++ b/.yamato/ruamel/jobs/abv/all_project_ci_nightly.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def __init__(self, editor, projects, test_platforms, nightly_config, target_bran
         if editor["version"] not in nightly_config["allowed_editors"]:
             raise Exception(f'Tried to construct nightly with PR trigger for version {editor["version"]}')
         self.job_id = abv_job_id_all_project_ci_nightly(editor["version"])
-        self.yml = self.get_job_definition(editor, projects, test_platforms, nightly_config["extra_dependencies"], target_branch).get_yml()
+        self.yml = self.get_job_definition(editor, projects, test_platforms, nightly_config.get("extra_dependencies",[]), target_branch).get_yml()
 
     
     def get_job_definition(self, editor, projects, test_platforms, extra_dependencies, target_branch):