diff --git a/finalGoSumCheck.go b/finalGoSumCheck.go
index 4a46c62..debb0aa 100644
--- a/finalGoSumCheck.go
+++ b/finalGoSumCheck.go
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ func (f *Forge) CheckOverride(gopath string) bool {
 }
 
 func (f *Forge) TestGoDepsCheckOk(godeps *gitpb.GoDeps, verbose bool) error {
+	if godeps == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	all := godeps.SortByGoPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		depRepo := all.Next()