diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs
index e2e54e0569..7086735c09 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
                     throw new ArgumentException("Unrecognized category: " + category);
             }
 
+            if (parent == null)
+            {
+                return new List<BaseItem>();
+            }
+
             query.User = user;
 
             var result = await parent.GetItems(query).ConfigureAwait(false);