diff --git a/src/lighteval/tasks/lighteval_task.py b/src/lighteval/tasks/lighteval_task.py
index c54afb5fe..7eb6c1f16 100644
--- a/src/lighteval/tasks/lighteval_task.py
+++ b/src/lighteval/tasks/lighteval_task.py
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ def _get_docs_from_split(self, splits: list[str], few_shots=False) -> list[Doc]:
                 # Some tasks require to know which is the current item index in order to apply a different prompt template
                 item["__index"] = ix
                 doc = self.formatter(item, self.name)
+
+                # Skip if formatter returns None (e.g., to filter out certain samples)
+                if doc is None:
+                    continue
+
                 doc.id = str(ix)
 
                 # Transfer task-level generation parameters to the document