diff --git a/lib/rules/metadata/profile.js b/lib/rules/metadata/profile.js
index 0ef972bc2..7db3f78bc 100644
--- a/lib/rules/metadata/profile.js
+++ b/lib/rules/metadata/profile.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export async function check(sr, done) {
         // implementation report
         if (['CR', 'CRD', 'PR', 'REC'].indexOf(id) > -1) {
             const dts = sr.extractHeaders();
-            if (dts.Implementation) {
+            if (dts.Implementation?.dd?.querySelector('a')) {
                 meta.implementationReport =
                     dts.Implementation.dd.querySelector('a').href;
             }