diff --git a/lib/routes/natgeo/dailyphoto.js b/lib/routes/natgeo/dailyphoto.js
index 91b4b571f..8e6c1695d 100644
--- a/lib/routes/natgeo/dailyphoto.js
+++ b/lib/routes/natgeo/dailyphoto.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = async (ctx) => {
     const out = items.slice(0, 10).map((item) => {
         const info = {
             title: item.image.title,
-            author: item.image.credit.replace('Photograph by ', ''),
+            author: item.image.credit && item.image.credit.replace('Photograph by ', ''),
             link: item.pageUrl,
             description: `<img src="${item.image.uri}">` + item.image.caption,
         };