diff --git a/__test__/main.test.ts b/__test__/main.test.ts
index cdb0672..99a59c1 100644
--- a/__test__/main.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/main.test.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,24 @@ describe("with Octokit setup", () => {
     expect(mock.done()).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  test("fetchContentMetadata returns empty object if node is null", async () => {
+    const data = {
+      data: {
+        node: null,
+      },
+    };
+    mockGraphQL(data, "nullContentMetadata", "projectItems");
+
+    const result = await updateProject.fetchContentMetadata(
+      "PR_closed_node_id",
+      "test",
+      1,
+      "github"
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual({});
+    expect(mock.done()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   test("fetchProjectMetadata fetches project metadata", async () => {
     const expected = {
       projectId: 1,
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index bf3b290..0058404 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -9770,6 +9770,11 @@ function fetchContentMetadata(contentId, fieldName, projectNumber, owner) {
       }
     }
   `, { contentId, fieldName });
+        // Handle case where node is null (e.g., when PR is closed without merging)
+        if (!result.node) {
+            (0, core_1.setFailed)(`Content not found with ID ${contentId} - it may have been deleted or is not accessible`);
+            return {};
+        }
         const item = result.node.projectItems.nodes.find((node) => {
             return (node.project.number === projectNumber &&
                 node.project.owner.login === owner);
diff --git a/src/update-project.ts b/src/update-project.ts
index e10a7b1..3600899 100644
--- a/src/update-project.ts
+++ b/src/update-project.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ export async function fetchContentMetadata(
     { contentId, fieldName }
   );
 
+  // Handle case where node is null (e.g., when PR is closed without merging)
+  if (!result.node) {
+    setFailed(
+      `Content not found with ID ${contentId} - it may have been deleted or is not accessible`
+    );
+    return {};
+  }
+
   const item = result.node.projectItems.nodes.find(
     (node: GraphQlQueryResponseData) => {
       return (
@@ -222,7 +230,7 @@ export function convertValueToFieldType(
   value: string,
   fieldType: string
 ): string | number {
-  if (fieldType === "NUMBER") {
+  if (fieldType === "number") {
     const numValue = parseFloat(value);
     if (isNaN(numValue)) {
       throw new Error(`Invalid number value: ${value}`);