diff --git a/src/ElementalSearchExtension.php b/src/ElementalSearchExtension.php
index 9a78457..4ce97c3 100644
--- a/src/ElementalSearchExtension.php
+++ b/src/ElementalSearchExtension.php
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ public function onAfterUnpublish()
     public function updateSearchContent()
     {
         $parent = $this->getOwner()->getPage();
-        //Even though we have the parent page. Lets always get the "live" version. This is so when we update the search content we are not indexing draft/unpublished content
-        $liveParentPage = Versioned::get_by_stage($parent->ClassName, Versioned::LIVE)->byID($parent->ID);
-        if ($liveParentPage && $liveParentPage->hasExtension(SiteTreeSearchExtension::class)) {
-            $liveParentPage->updateSearchContent();
+        if ($parent) {
+            //Even though we have the parent page. Lets always get the "live" version. This is so when we update the search content we are not indexing draft/unpublished content
+            $liveParentPage = Versioned::get_by_stage($parent->ClassName, Versioned::LIVE)->byID($parent->ID);
+            if ($liveParentPage && $liveParentPage->hasExtension(SiteTreeSearchExtension::class)) {
+                $liveParentPage->updateSearchContent();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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