diff --git a/services/bots/src/github-webhook/handlers/validate-cla.ts b/services/bots/src/github-webhook/handlers/validate-cla.ts
index 4c60256..2f46c0f 100644
--- a/services/bots/src/github-webhook/handlers/validate-cla.ts
+++ b/services/bots/src/github-webhook/handlers/validate-cla.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class ValidateCla extends BaseWebhookHandler {
         continue;
       }
 
-      if (!commit.author) {
+      if (!commit.author?.login) {
         commitsWithoutLogins.push({
           sha: commit.sha,
           maybeText: commit.commit?.author?.email?.includes('@')