diff --git a/.changeset/fluffy-bushes-remain.md b/.changeset/fluffy-bushes-remain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5199218f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fluffy-bushes-remain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-puppetdb': patch
+---
+
+Fixed crash when `latest_report_status` is undefined
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/src/puppet/transformers.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/src/puppet/transformers.ts
index 5394041724..fac3771279 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/src/puppet/transformers.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/src/puppet/transformers.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,10 @@ export const defaultResourceTransformer: ResourceTransformer = async (
       description: node.facts?.data
         ?.find(e => e.name === 'ipaddress')
         ?.value?.toString(),
-      tags: kernel
-        ? [
-            kernel.toString().toLocaleLowerCase('en-US'),
-            latest_report_status.toString().toLocaleLowerCase('en-US'),
-          ]
-        : [],
+      tags: [
+        kernel?.toString().toLocaleLowerCase('en-US'),
+        latest_report_status?.toString().toLocaleLowerCase('en-US'),
+      ].filter((tag): tag is string => Boolean(tag)),
     },
     spec: {
       type: type,