diff --git a/src/Entity/JobOrder.php b/src/Entity/JobOrder.php
index 8484ac8d..9e902e98 100644
--- a/src/Entity/JobOrder.php
+++ b/src/Entity/JobOrder.php
@@ -819,6 +819,10 @@ class JobOrder
 
     public function getMeta($id)
     {
+        // return null if we don't have it
+        if (!isset($this->meta[$id]))
+            return null;
+
         return $this->meta[$id];
     }