diff --git a/pype/ftrack/events/event_sync_to_avalon.py b/pype/ftrack/events/event_sync_to_avalon.py
index 23284a2ae6..1b245efaa8 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/events/event_sync_to_avalon.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/events/event_sync_to_avalon.py
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ class SyncToAvalonEvent(BaseEvent):
                 .get("name", {})
                 .get("new")
             )
-            avalon_ent_by_name = self.avalon_ents_by_name.get(name)
+            avalon_ent_by_name = self.avalon_ents_by_name.get(name) or {}
             avalon_ent_by_name_ftrack_id = (
                 avalon_ent_by_name
                 .get("data", {})