diff --git a/library/Class/Import/Typo3.php b/library/Class/Import/Typo3.php
index c95975b0dadfb9944f0755854cd5c98001ba7101..7f9e4d10fe548bdffa4d1c980287e3865bf78d57 100644
--- a/library/Class/Import/Typo3.php
+++ b/library/Class/Import/Typo3.php
@@ -1029,7 +1029,9 @@ abstract class CategoriesMap {
 
 
   public function fixParentCategory($t3uid, $t3pid) {
-    $category = self::getCategory($t3uid);
+    if(!$category = self::getCategory($t3uid))
+      return;
+
     if ($category->getId() == $this->default_cat->getId())
       return;