diff --git a/src/services/json-api-datastore.service.ts b/src/services/json-api-datastore.service.ts
index 20ceae06..8da824ab 100644
--- a/src/services/json-api-datastore.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/json-api-datastore.service.ts
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ export class JsonApiDatastore {
     const properties: any = {};
 
     Object.keys(serializedNameToPropertyName).forEach((serializedName) => {
-      if (attributes[serializedName] !== null && attributes[serializedName] !== undefined) {
+      if (attributes && attributes[serializedName] !== null && attributes[serializedName] !== undefined) {
         properties[serializedNameToPropertyName[serializedName]] = attributes[serializedName];
       }
     });