diff --git a/cmd/cleanupexamples/main.go b/cmd/cleanupexamples/main.go
index 2f8538d..1a5dde4 100644
--- a/cmd/cleanupexamples/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cleanupexamples/main.go
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ func processYAML(yamlData []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot decode the YAML file: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		if u == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// Remove specific annotations from the decoded Kubernetes object.
 		filterAnnotations(u)