diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index e0735a4..84a082b 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class DBTangle extends FeedV1.Tangle {
   constructor(rootHash, recordsIter) {
     super(rootHash)
     for (const rec of recordsIter) {
+      if (!rec.msg) continue
       this.add(rec.hash, rec.msg)
     }
   }