diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/database/subscription/SubscriptionEntity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/database/subscription/SubscriptionEntity.java
index a61a22a84..df5a3067a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/database/subscription/SubscriptionEntity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/database/subscription/SubscriptionEntity.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.database.subscription;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.room.ColumnInfo;
 import androidx.room.Entity;
 import androidx.room.Ignore;
@@ -95,11 +96,12 @@ public class SubscriptionEntity {
         this.name = name;
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     public String getAvatarUrl() {
         return avatarUrl;
     }
 
-    public void setAvatarUrl(final String avatarUrl) {
+    public void setAvatarUrl(@Nullable final String avatarUrl) {
         this.avatarUrl = avatarUrl;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/service/FeedUpdateInfo.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/service/FeedUpdateInfo.kt
index 84cd8ed59..b44eec353 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/service/FeedUpdateInfo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/service/FeedUpdateInfo.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ data class FeedUpdateInfo(
     @NotificationMode
     val notificationMode: Int,
     val name: String,
-    val avatarUrl: String,
+    val avatarUrl: String?,
     val url: String,
     val serviceId: Int,
     // description and subscriberCount are null if the constructor info is from the fast feed method
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/SubscriptionManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/SubscriptionManager.kt
index 488d8b3d2..474add4f4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/SubscriptionManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/SubscriptionManager.kt
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ class SubscriptionManager(context: Context) {
         val subscriptionEntity = subscriptionTable.getSubscription(info.uid)
 
         subscriptionEntity.name = info.name
-        subscriptionEntity.avatarUrl = info.avatarUrl
+
+        // some services do not provide an avatar URL
+        info.avatarUrl?.let { subscriptionEntity.avatarUrl = it }
 
         // these two fields are null if the feed info was fetched using the fast feed method
         info.description?.let { subscriptionEntity.description = it }