diff --git a/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts b/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
index 84e6305ea9..668e21b82b 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ export function extractInlineScriptsForApps(
   }
   if (typeof rec == "object") {
     return Object.entries(rec).flatMap(([k, v]) => {
-      if (k == "inlineScript" && typeof v == "object") {
+      if (k == "inlineScript" && v != null && typeof v == "object") {
         rec["type"] = undefined;
         const o: Record<string, any> = v as any;
         const name = toId(key ?? "", rec);