diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/AccompanyingPeriod/Events/UserRefEventSubscriber.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/AccompanyingPeriod/Events/UserRefEventSubscriber.php
index 590874ab4..ce52fe5e0 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/AccompanyingPeriod/Events/UserRefEventSubscriber.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/AccompanyingPeriod/Events/UserRefEventSubscriber.php
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class UserRefEventSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface
     {
         if ($period->hasPreviousUser()
             && $period->getUser() !== $this->security->getUser()
+            && null !== $period->getUser()
             && $period->getStep() !== AccompanyingPeriod::STEP_DRAFT
         ) {
             $this->generateNotificationToUser($period);