diff --git a/db/pull.php b/db/pull.php
index b51094f6f8911571b3d607fbb41d82d37dbc6d36..079171fc90c39be63f7ec2fb0ca80abca9eb745a 100644
--- a/db/pull.php
+++ b/db/pull.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ foreach ($pods as $pod) {
     if ($jsonssl !== null) {
         $xdver = $jsonssl->software->version ?? 0;
         preg_match_all('((?:\d(.|-)?)+(\.|-)\d+\.*)', $xdver, $dverr);
-        $shortversion          = $dverr[0][0];
+        $shortversion          = $dverr[0][0] ?? '0.0.0.0';
         $signup                = ($jsonssl->openRegistrations ?? false) === true;
         $softwarename          = $jsonssl->software->name ?? 'unknown';
         $name                  = $jsonssl->metadata->nodeName ?? $softwarename;