diff --git a/src/examplePlugins/statusFlipDownstreamTasks.py b/src/examplePlugins/statusFlipDownstreamTasks.py
index 08390fd4..a47e47b5 100644
--- a/src/examplePlugins/statusFlipDownstreamTasks.py
+++ b/src/examplePlugins/statusFlipDownstreamTasks.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ def registerCallbacks(reg):
 def flipDownstreamTasks(sg, logger, event, args):
     """Flip downstream Tasks to 'rdy' if all of their upstream Tasks are 'fin'"""
     
-    # we only care about Tasks that have been finalled
-    if 'new_value' not in event['meta'] or event['meta']['new_value'] != 'fin':
+    # we only care about Tasks that have been finalled, and skip events where entity field is empty
+    if 'new_value' not in event['meta'] or event['meta']['new_value'] != 'fin' or event['entity'] is None:
         return
     
     # downtream tasks that are currently wtg