diff --git a/tools/pull_request_hooks/removeGuideComments.js b/tools/pull_request_hooks/removeGuideComments.js
index 5f05dacd10c..c7cdcd1ca67 100644
--- a/tools/pull_request_hooks/removeGuideComments.js
+++ b/tools/pull_request_hooks/removeGuideComments.js
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ function escapeRegex(string) {
 export async function removeGuideComments({ github, context }) {
   let newBody = context.payload.pull_request.body;
 
+  if (!newBody) {
+	console.log("PR body is empty, skipping...");
+	return;
+  }
+
   for (const comment of comments) {
     newBody = newBody.replace(
       new RegExp(`^\\s*${escapeRegex(comment)}\\s*`, "gm"),