diff --git a/scrapers/kubernetes/informers.go b/scrapers/kubernetes/informers.go
index 78d60ec8..b7cc7c5b 100644
--- a/scrapers/kubernetes/informers.go
+++ b/scrapers/kubernetes/informers.go
@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ func NewQueueItem(obj *unstructured.Unstructured, operation QueueItemOperation)
 }
 
 func pqComparator(a, b any) int {
+	if a == nil || b == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+
 	qa := a.(*QueueItem)
 	qb := b.(*QueueItem)