diff --git a/src/DynamoPackages/PackageManagerClient.cs b/src/DynamoPackages/PackageManagerClient.cs
index e793b06f993..96b5bd99984 100644
--- a/src/DynamoPackages/PackageManagerClient.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoPackages/PackageManagerClient.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ internal List<string> UserVotes()
                 return pkgResponse.content;
             }, null);
 
-            return votes.has_upvoted;
+            return votes?.has_upvoted;
         }
 
         internal PackageManagerResult DownloadPackage(string packageId, string version, out string pathToPackage)