1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/searchsummary/src/vespa/searchsummary/docsummary/attribute_tokens_dfw.cpp b/searchsummary/src/vespa/searchsummary/docsummary/attribute_tokens_dfw.cpp
index 9e0dafc5e91..e47d16b03c0 100644
--- a/searchsummary/src/vespa/searchsummary/docsummary/attribute_tokens_dfw.cpp
+++ b/searchsummary/src/vespa/searchsummary/docsummary/attribute_tokens_dfw.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,12 @@ AttributeTokensDFW::insertField(uint32_t docid, const IDocsumStoreDocument*, Get
 {
     auto& field_writer_state = state._fieldWriterStates[_state_index];
     if (!field_writer_state) {
-        const auto& attr = *state.getAttribute(getIndex());
-        field_writer_state = make_field_writer_state(attr, state.get_stash());
+        const auto attr = state.getAttribute(getIndex());
+        if (attr != nullptr) {
+            field_writer_state = make_field_writer_state(*attr, state.get_stash());
+        } else {
+            field_writer_state = &state.get_stash().create<EmptyDocsumFieldWriterState>();
+        }
     }
     field_writer_state->insertField(docid, target);
 }