diff --git a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/telemetry/files/common/samples.lua b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/telemetry/files/common/samples.lua
index c9bbb1d..0516e8f 100644
--- a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/telemetry/files/common/samples.lua
+++ b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/telemetry/files/common/samples.lua
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ function get_field(field, metadata)
         if type(field) == 'table' then
             value = metadata
             for _, field_part in ipairs(field) do
+                if not value then
+                    break
+                end
                 value = value[field_part]
             end
         else