diff --git a/app/services/registration_checker.rb b/app/services/registration_checker.rb
index a0a50566..7112526a 100644
--- a/app/services/registration_checker.rb
+++ b/app/services/registration_checker.rb
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def validate_qualifications!
       return unless @competition_info.enforces_qualifications?
       # TODO: Read the request payload in as an object, and handle cases where expected values aren't found
       event_ids = @request.dig('competing', 'event_ids')
+      return if event_ids.nil?
 
       unqualified_events = event_ids.filter_map do |event|
         qualification = @competition_info.get_qualification_for(event)