diff --git a/.changelog/595.txt b/.changelog/595.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61c62de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/595.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+Fix a nil pointer panic when Consul returns a literal "null" when checking catalog nodes.
+```
diff --git a/internal/k8s/service/resolver.go b/internal/k8s/service/resolver.go
index 9a1da8ba..8eeb8b5f 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/service/resolver.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/service/resolver.go
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ func (r *backendResolver) findGlobalCatalogService(service *corev1.Service) (*Re
 				r.logger.Trace("error retrieving node services", "error", err, "node", node.Node)
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			if nodeWithServices == nil {
+				continue
+			}
 			if len(nodeWithServices.Services) == 0 {
 				continue
 			}