diff --git a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/AcmeClient/LeCertificate.php b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/AcmeClient/LeCertificate.php
index bf16c5fb5..177651853 100644
--- a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/AcmeClient/LeCertificate.php
+++ b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/AcmeClient/LeCertificate.php
@@ -598,10 +598,14 @@ class LeCertificate extends LeCommon
         foreach ($automations as $auto_uuid) {
             $autoFactory = new LeAutomationFactory();
             $automation = $autoFactory->getAutomation($auto_uuid);
-            $automation->init($this->getId(), (string)$this->config->name, (string)$this->config->account, $this->cert_ecc);
-            // Ignore invalid automations.
-            if ($automation->prepare()) {
-                $automation->run();
+            // Skip invalid automations.
+            if (!is_null($automation)) {
+                $automation->init($this->getId(), (string)$this->config->name, (string)$this->config->account, $this->cert_ecc);
+                if ($automation->prepare()) {
+                    $automation->run();
+                }
+            } else {
+                LeUtils::log_error("ignoring invalid automation: ${auto_uuid}");
             }
         }