diff --git a/pkg/deploymentrecord/client.go b/pkg/deploymentrecord/client.go
index 9726523..8ea996c 100644
--- a/pkg/deploymentrecord/client.go
+++ b/pkg/deploymentrecord/client.go
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ type NoArtifactError struct {
 }
 
 func (n *NoArtifactError) Error() string {
+	if n == nil || n.err == nil {
+		return "no artifact found"
+	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("no artifact found: %s", n.err.Error())
 }