diff --git a/article_scraper/src/full_text_parser/mod.rs b/article_scraper/src/full_text_parser/mod.rs
index 325cd10..c7d8d9e 100644
--- a/article_scraper/src/full_text_parser/mod.rs
+++ b/article_scraper/src/full_text_parser/mod.rs
@@ -678,6 +678,10 @@ impl FullTextParser {
         let xpath = &format!("//iframe[contains(@src, '{}')]", site_name);
         let node_vec = Util::evaluate_xpath(context, xpath, false)?;
         for mut node in node_vec {
+            if node.is_null() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             let video_wrapper = node
                 .get_parent()
                 .and_then(|mut parent| parent.new_child(None, "div").ok());
@@ -732,6 +736,10 @@ impl FullTextParser {
     ) -> Result<(), FullTextParserError> {
         let node_vec = Util::evaluate_xpath(context, xpath, false)?;
         for mut node in node_vec {
+            if node.is_null() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if let Some(url) = node.get_attribute(attribute) {
                 let trimmed_url = url.trim();
 
@@ -845,6 +853,10 @@ impl FullTextParser {
 
         if let Ok(h2_nodes) = Util::evaluate_xpath(context, "//h2", false) {
             for mut h2_node in h2_nodes {
+                if h2_node.is_null() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if Util::header_duplicates_title(&h2_node, title) {
                     h2_node.unlink();
                 }
@@ -969,6 +981,10 @@ impl FullTextParser {
         // This is done to prevent a placeholder img is replaced by img from noscript in next step.
         let img_nodes = Util::evaluate_xpath(ctx, "//img", false)?;
         for mut img_node in img_nodes {
+            if img_node.is_null() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             let attrs = img_node.get_attributes();
 
             let keep = attrs.iter().any(|(name, value)| {
@@ -986,6 +1002,10 @@ impl FullTextParser {
         // Next find noscript and try to extract its image
         let noscript_nodes = Util::evaluate_xpath(ctx, "//noscript", false)?;
         for mut noscript_node in noscript_nodes {
+            if noscript_node.is_null() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             // Parse content of noscript and make sure it only contains image
             if !Util::is_single_image(&noscript_node) {
                 continue;
@@ -1091,6 +1111,10 @@ impl FullTextParser {
         {
             let node_vec = Util::evaluate_xpath(context, xpath, false)?;
             for mut node in node_vec {
+                if node.is_null() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if node.get_property("style").is_some() && node.remove_property("style").is_err() {
                     return Err(FullTextParserError::Xml);
                 }
diff --git a/article_scraper/src/full_text_parser/readability/mod.rs b/article_scraper/src/full_text_parser/readability/mod.rs
index a0b8c03..ae5154d 100644
--- a/article_scraper/src/full_text_parser/readability/mod.rs
+++ b/article_scraper/src/full_text_parser/readability/mod.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ impl Readability {
                     // Put phrasing content into paragraphs.
                     let mut p: Option<Node> = None;
                     for mut child in node_ref.get_child_nodes().into_iter() {
+                        if child.is_null() {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
                         if Util::is_phrasing_content(&child) {
                             if let Some(p) = p.as_mut() {
                                 child.unlink();
@@ -205,6 +209,10 @@ impl Readability {
                         } else if p.is_some() {
                             if let Some(p) = p.as_mut() {
                                 for mut r_node in p.get_child_nodes().into_iter().rev() {
+                                    if r_node.is_null() {
+                                        continue;
+                                    }
+
                                     if Util::is_whitespace(&r_node) {
                                         r_node.unlink();
                                         continue;
@@ -366,6 +374,10 @@ impl Readability {
                     Node::new("DIV", None, &document).expect("can't create new node");
 
                 for mut child in root.get_child_elements().drain(..) {
+                    if child.is_null() {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     child.unlink();
                     new_top_candidate.add_child(&mut child).unwrap();
                 }
@@ -510,6 +522,10 @@ impl Readability {
 
             if let Some(mut siblings) = siblings {
                 for mut sibling in siblings.drain(..) {
+                    if sibling.is_null() {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     let mut append = false;
 
                     let score = Self::get_content_score(&sibling).unwrap_or(0.0);
@@ -614,6 +630,10 @@ impl Readability {
                     })?;
 
                 for mut child in article_content.get_child_nodes() {
+                    if child.is_null() {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     child.unlink();
                     div.add_child(&mut child).map_err(|error| {
                         log::error!("{error}");
@@ -657,6 +677,10 @@ impl Readability {
                     // But first check if we actually have something
                     if let Some((best_attempt, _len, _document)) = attempts.pop() {
                         for mut child in best_attempt.get_child_nodes() {
+                            if child.is_null() {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+
                             child.unlink();
                             root.add_child(&mut child).map_err(|error| {
                                 log::error!("{error}");
@@ -674,6 +698,10 @@ impl Readability {
                     .map_err(|()| FullTextParserError::Readability)?;
             } else {
                 for mut child in article_content.get_child_nodes() {
+                    if child.is_null() {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     child.unlink();
                     root.add_child(&mut child).map_err(|error| {
                         log::error!("{error}");
diff --git a/article_scraper/src/image_object.rs b/article_scraper/src/image_object.rs
index d6e7af0..e665414 100644
--- a/article_scraper/src/image_object.rs
+++ b/article_scraper/src/image_object.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ impl ImageObject {
     }
 
     pub fn replace(&self, node: &mut Node) -> Result<(), FullTextParserError> {
+        if node.is_null() {
+            return Err(FullTextParserError::Xml);
+        }
+
         let mut parent = node.get_parent().ok_or(FullTextParserError::Xml)?;
 
         if parent.get_name().to_uppercase() == "A" {
diff --git a/article_scraper/src/util.rs b/article_scraper/src/util.rs
index dcbbad9..874e696 100644
--- a/article_scraper/src/util.rs
+++ b/article_scraper/src/util.rs
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ impl Util {
         let node_vec_clone = node_vec.clone();
 
         for mut node in node_vec {
+            if node.is_null() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             let tag_name = node.get_name();
             if constants::EMBED_TAG_NAMES.contains(tag_name.to_uppercase().as_str())
                 && node
@@ -271,6 +275,10 @@ impl Util {
         let query = &format!("{}[not(ancestor::{})]", xpath, ancestor);
         let node_vec = Util::evaluate_xpath(context, query, false)?;
         for mut node in node_vec {
+            if node.is_null() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             node.unlink();
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -318,6 +326,10 @@ impl Util {
     }
 
     pub fn remove_and_next(node: &mut Node) -> Option<Node> {
+        if node.is_null() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
         let next_node = Self::next_node(node, true);
         node.unlink();
         next_node
@@ -641,6 +653,10 @@ impl Util {
         nodes.append(&mut Util::get_elements_by_tag_name(root, "h2"));
 
         for mut node in nodes.into_iter().rev() {
+            if node.is_null() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if Util::get_class_weight(&node) < 0 {
                 log::debug!(
                     "Removing header with low class weight: {} {}",
@@ -675,6 +691,10 @@ impl Util {
         let nodes = Util::get_elements_by_tag_name(root, tag);
 
         for mut node in nodes.into_iter().rev() {
+            if node.is_null() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if Self::should_remove(&node, tag) {
                 node.unlink();
             }
@@ -972,6 +992,10 @@ impl Util {
             // or non-whitespace. This leaves behind the first <br> in the chain
             // (which will be replaced with a <p> later).
             while let Some(mut n) = next {
+                if n.is_null() {
+                    break;
+                }
+
                 let is_text_whitespace = n
                     .get_type()
                     .map(|t| t == NodeType::TextNode)
@@ -1012,6 +1036,10 @@ impl Util {
             next = p.get_next_sibling();
 
             while let Some(mut next_node) = next {
+                if next_node.is_null() {
+                    break;
+                }
+
                 // If we've hit another <br><br>, we're done adding children to this <p>.
                 if next_node.get_name().to_uppercase() == "BR" {
                     if let Some(next_elem) = next_node.get_next_element_sibling() {
@@ -1039,6 +1067,10 @@ impl Util {
             }
 
             while let Some(mut last_child) = p.get_last_child() {
+                if last_child.is_null() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 let is_text_node = last_child
                     .get_type()
                     .map(|t| t == NodeType::TextNode)
diff --git a/article_scraper/src/video_object.rs b/article_scraper/src/video_object.rs
index fee9c07..55023a2 100644
--- a/article_scraper/src/video_object.rs
+++ b/article_scraper/src/video_object.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ impl VideoObject {
     }
 
     pub fn replace(&self, node: &mut Node) -> Result<(), FullTextParserError> {
+        if node.is_null() {
+            return Err(FullTextParserError::Xml);
+        }
+
         let mut parent = node.get_parent().ok_or(FullTextParserError::Xml)?;
         node.unlink();