diff --git a/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1368.clarification b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1368.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a08f1ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1368.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve safety of the proposals retrieval script in the event of failure.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/proposals.js b/scripts/proposals.js
index 42300b98..dc3f2895 100644
--- a/scripts/proposals.js
+++ b/scripts/proposals.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async function getIssues() {
     const issuesForPage = await response.json();
     issues = issues.concat(issuesForPage);
     const linkHeader = response.headers.get("link");
-    pageLink = getNextLink(linkHeader);
+    pageLink = !!linkHeader ? getNextLink(linkHeader) : null;
   }
 }