diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Resource-Ref.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Resource-Ref.ps1
index 048f91c3a..2800b1833 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Resource-Ref.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Resource-Ref.ps1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ foreach ($file in $ymlfiles)
   $ymlContent = Get-Content $file.FullName -Raw
   $ymlObject = ConvertFrom-Yaml $ymlContent -Ordered
 
-  if ($ymlObject.Contains("resources"))
+  if ($ymlObject -and ($ymlObject.Contains("resources")))
   {
     if ($ymlObject["resources"]["repositories"])
     {