diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/anilist/dto/ALSearchItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/anilist/dto/ALSearchItem.kt
index 8c11391143..3144ce9d7f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/anilist/dto/ALSearchItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/anilist/dto/ALSearchItem.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ data class ALSearchItem(
     val title: ALItemTitle,
     val coverImage: ItemCover,
     val description: String?,
-    val format: String,
+    val format: String?,
     val status: String?,
     val startDate: ALFuzzyDate,
     val episodes: Long?,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ data class ALSearchItem(
         title = title.userPreferred,
         imageUrl = coverImage.large,
         description = description,
-        format = format.replace("_", "-"),
+        format = format?.replace("_", "-") ?: "",
         publishingStatus = status ?: "",
         startDateFuzzy = startDate.toEpochMilli(),
         totalEpisodes = episodes ?: 0,