diff --git a/app/domain/people_search.rb b/app/domain/people_search.rb
index 209ac227a..5838123bf 100644
--- a/app/domain/people_search.rb
+++ b/app/domain/people_search.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def pre_load(people)
   def in_associations(person)
     association_symbols.map do |sym|
       attribute_names = in_association(person, sym)
-      sym.to_s if attribute_names.any?
+      sym.to_s if attribute_names&.any?
     end.flatten
   end