diff --git a/.github/scripts/docathon-label-sync.py b/.github/scripts/docathon-label-sync.py
index 597f4b5e034..5da80f24f5b 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/docathon-label-sync.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/docathon-label-sync.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ def main():
     repo = g.get_repo(f'{repo_owner}/{repo_name}')
     pull_request = repo.get_pull(pull_request_number)
     pull_request_body = pull_request.body
+    # PR without description
+    if pull_request_body is None:
+        return
 
     # get issue number from the PR body
     if not re.search(r'#\d{1,5}', pull_request_body):