diff --git a/planetstack/hpc_observer/steps/sync_contentprovider.py b/planetstack/hpc_observer/steps/sync_contentprovider.py
index c7335d6..cebe186 100644
--- a/planetstack/hpc_observer/steps/sync_contentprovider.py
+++ b/planetstack/hpc_observer/steps/sync_contentprovider.py
@@ -62,5 +62,6 @@
         cp.save()
 
     def delete_record(self, m):
-        self.client.onev.Delete("ContentProvider", m.content_provider_id)
+        if m.content_provider_id is not None:
+            self.client.onev.Delete("ContentProvider", m.content_provider_id)