diff --git a/pkg/executor/content/fetcher.go b/pkg/executor/content/fetcher.go
index 20e8f7c27a7..7db90ef6d18 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/content/fetcher.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/content/fetcher.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ type Fetcher struct {
 }
 
 func (f Fetcher) Fetch(content *testkube.ScriptContent) (path string, err error) {
+	if content == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("fetch - empty content, make sure script content has valid data structure and is not nil")
+	}
 	switch testkube.ScriptContentType(content.Type_) {
 	case testkube.ScriptContentTypeFileURI:
 		return f.FetchURI(content.Uri)