diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.post_update.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.post_update.php
index 518c0b0b67..93dc2df5cb 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.post_update.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.post_update.php
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ function taxonomy_convert_entity_ids_to_uuids(array $entity_ids) {
       $uuids[] = $entity_id;
       continue;
     }
-    $uuids[] = Term::load($entity_id)->uuid();
+    $term = Term::load($entity_id);
+    if ($term){
+      $uuids[] = $term->uuid();
+    }
   }
 
   return $uuids;