diff -u b/inline_entity_form.module b/inline_entity_form.module
--- b/inline_entity_form.module
+++ b/inline_entity_form.module
@@ -501,14 +501,16 @@
 
       $delta = 0;
       foreach (entity_load($settings['entity_type'], $entity_ids) as $entity) {
-        $form_state['inline_entity_form'][$ief_id]['entities'][$delta] = array(
-          'entity' => $entity,
-          'weight' => $delta,
-          'form' => NULL,
-          'needs_save' => FALSE,
-        );
+        if ($entity) {
+          $form_state['inline_entity_form'][$ief_id]['entities'][$delta] = array(
+            'entity' => $entity,
+            'weight' => $delta,
+            'form' => NULL,
+            'needs_save' => FALSE,
+          );
 
-        $delta++;
+          $delta++;
+        }
       }
     }
   }