diff --git a/pathauto.module b/pathauto.module
index 38a15d6..55f5782 100644
--- a/pathauto.module
+++ b/pathauto.module
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ function pathauto_entity_update(EntityInterface $entity) {
 function pathauto_entity_delete(EntityInterface $entity) {
   if ($entity->hasLinkTemplate('canonical') && $entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface && $entity->hasField('path') && $entity->getFieldDefinition('path')->getType() == 'path') {
     \Drupal::service('pathauto.alias_storage_helper')->deleteEntityPathAll($entity);
-    if ($item = $entity->get('path')->first()) {
+    $item = $entity->get('path')->first();
+
+    if ($item instanceof PathautoItem && $item->__isset('pathauto')) {
       $item->get('pathauto')->purge();
     }
   }