diff --git a/lib/metadataTypes/Automation.js b/lib/metadataTypes/Automation.js
index 3dacf3934..119681b0f 100644
--- a/lib/metadataTypes/Automation.js
+++ b/lib/metadataTypes/Automation.js
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ class Automation extends MetadataType {
                   })
               )
             : [];
-        let metadataMap = this.parseResponseBody({ items: details });
+
+        // * if retrieving some automations fails, a null element would remain in the details-array for each of them that needs to be filtered to prevent it from causing issues elsewhere
+        let metadataMap = this.parseResponseBody({ items: details.filter(Boolean) });
 
         if (Object.keys(metadataMap).length) {
             // attach notification information to each automation that has any