diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/sync/GtasksSyncService.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/sync/GtasksSyncService.java
index e39d5e1b3..e06ef87fb 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/sync/GtasksSyncService.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/sync/GtasksSyncService.java
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ public final class GtasksSyncService {
 
 
     public void triggerMoveForMetadata(final Metadata metadata) {
+        if (metadata == null)
+            return;
         if (metadata.checkAndClearTransitory(SyncFlags.GTASKS_SUPPRESS_SYNC))
             return;
         if (!metadata.getValue(Metadata.KEY).equals(GtasksMetadata.METADATA_KEY)) //Don't care about non-gtasks metadata