diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e4291ad..9ea2bc8b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
 * resource/virtual_environment_container: Fix `network_interface` deletion issue
 * resource/virtual_environment_vm: Fix `network_device` deletion issue
 * resource/virtual_environment_vm: Fix slow refresh when VM is stopped and agent is enabled
+* resource/virtual_environment_vm: Fix crash caused by assuming IP addresses are always reported by the QEMU agent
 
 OTHER:
 
diff --git a/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go b/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go
index a3584277..b5e49b03 100644
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go
@@ -2734,12 +2734,14 @@ func resourceVirtualEnvironmentVMReadNetworkValues(d *schema.ResourceData, m int
 					rvIPv4Addresses := []interface{}{}
 					rvIPv6Addresses := []interface{}{}
 
-					for _, ip := range *rv.IPAddresses {
-						switch ip.Type {
-						case "ipv4":
-							rvIPv4Addresses = append(rvIPv4Addresses, ip.Address)
-						case "ipv6":
-							rvIPv6Addresses = append(rvIPv6Addresses, ip.Address)
+					if rv.IPAddresses != nil {
+						for _, ip := range *rv.IPAddresses {
+							switch ip.Type {
+							case "ipv4":
+								rvIPv4Addresses = append(rvIPv4Addresses, ip.Address)
+							case "ipv6":
+								rvIPv6Addresses = append(rvIPv6Addresses, ip.Address)
+							}
 						}
 					}