diff --git a/exporter/prometheusremotewriteexporter/exporter.go b/exporter/prometheusremotewriteexporter/exporter.go
index e9de101f46b..1cceb674cb6 100644
--- a/exporter/prometheusremotewriteexporter/exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/prometheusremotewriteexporter/exporter.go
@@ -91,10 +91,19 @@ func (prwe *prwExporter) pushMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pdata.Metrics) (int
 
 		resourceMetrics := data.MetricDataToOtlp(pdatautil.MetricsToInternalMetrics(md))
 		for _, resourceMetric := range resourceMetrics {
+			if resourceMetric == nil {
+				continue
+			}
 			// TODO: add resource attributes as labels, probably in next PR
 			for _, instrumentationMetrics := range resourceMetric.InstrumentationLibraryMetrics {
+				if instrumentationMetrics == nil {
+					continue
+				}
 				// TODO: decide if instrumentation library information should be exported as labels
 				for _, metric := range instrumentationMetrics.Metrics {
+					if metric == nil {
+						continue
+					}
 					// check for valid type and temporality combination
 					if ok := validateMetrics(metric.MetricDescriptor); !ok {
 						dropped++