diff --git a/lib/commands/bugs.js b/lib/commands/bugs.js
index 17cbd96649b87..44926afbc9a0a 100644
--- a/lib/commands/bugs.js
+++ b/lib/commands/bugs.js
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ class Bugs extends PackageUrlCmd {
 
     // try to get it from the repo, if possible
     const info = this.hostedFromMani(mani)
-    if (info) {
-      return info.bugs()
+    const infoUrl = info?.bugs()
+    if (infoUrl) {
+      return infoUrl
     }
 
     // just send them to the website, hopefully that has some info!
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/bugs.js b/test/lib/commands/bugs.js
index 953c8e6345a2a..e2ebfb5306574 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/bugs.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/bugs.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ const pacote = {
     return spec === 'nobugs' ? {
       name: 'nobugs',
       version: '1.2.3',
+    } : spec === 'nullbugs' ? {
+      name: 'nullbugs',
+      version: '1.2.3',
+      bugs: null,
     } : spec === 'bugsurl' ? {
       name: 'bugsurl',
       version: '1.2.3',
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ t.test('open bugs urls & emails', async t => {
   const expected = {
     '.': 'https://example.com',
     nobugs: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/nobugs',
+    nullbugs: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/nullbugs',
     'bugsobj-nourl': 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/bugsobj-nourl',
     bugsurl: 'https://bugzilla.localhost/bugsurl',
     bugsobj: 'https://bugzilla.localhost/bugsobj',