diff --git a/templates/container.class.tpl b/templates/container.class.tpl
index 11a2b9d2..97159ae9 100644
--- a/templates/container.class.tpl
+++ b/templates/container.class.tpl
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ class %%CLASSNAME%% extends PluginFieldsAbstractContainerInstance
                ]
             )->current();
 
+            if ($related_item === null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             //update if needed
             if ($fields['is_recursive'] != $related_item['is_recursive']) {
                $stmt->bind_param(