diff --git a/core/governance/snapshot.go b/core/governance/snapshot.go
index f459601acdd..5278388ef82 100644
--- a/core/governance/snapshot.go
+++ b/core/governance/snapshot.go
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ func (e *Engine) restoreEnactedProposals(ctx context.Context, enacted *types.Gov
 	vevts := []events.Event{}
 	e.log.Debug("restoring enacted proposals snapshot", logging.Int("nproposals", len(enacted.Proposals)))
 	for _, p := range enacted.Proposals {
+		if p.Proposal == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		pp := &proposal{
 			Proposal:     p.Proposal,
 			yes:          votesAsMap(p.Yes),