diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm
index a47d2b171..18314e34c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ override purge => sub {
     my $options = shift;
 
     my $group   = $self->getSubscriptionGroup();
-    $group->delete;
+    $group->delete if $group;
     super();
 
     return;