diff --git a/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb b/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
index d692190eb..de1002604 100644
--- a/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class EppController < ApplicationController
     if request_command == 'login' && frame.present?
       frame.gsub!(/pw>.+<\//, 'pw>[FILTERED]</')
     end
-    trimmed_request = frame.gsub(/<eis:legalDocument([^>]+)>([^<])+<\/eis:legalDocument>/, "<eis:legalDocument>[FILTERED]</eis:legalDocument>")
+    trimmed_request = frame.gsub(/<eis:legalDocument([^>]+)>([^<])+<\/eis:legalDocument>/, "<eis:legalDocument>[FILTERED]</eis:legalDocument>") if frame.present?
 
     ApiLog::EppLog.create({
       request: trimmed_request,