diff --git a/src/utils/turndown-rules/task-items-rule.ts b/src/utils/turndown-rules/task-items-rule.ts
index 81d8a0e2..d8803fa7 100644
--- a/src/utils/turndown-rules/task-items-rule.ts
+++ b/src/utils/turndown-rules/task-items-rule.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ export const taskItemsRule = {
         const prefix = yarleOptions.outputFormat === OutputFormat.LogSeqMD ? '' :
             node.parentElement?.nodeName?.toUpperCase() === 'LI' ? '' : '- ';
 
-        return `${prefix}${(nodeProxy.checked.value === 'true' ? '[x]' : '[ ]')} ${content}`;
+        return `${prefix}${(nodeProxy.checked  && nodeProxy.checked.value === 'true' ? '[x]' : '[ ]')} ${content}`;
     },
 };
diff --git a/test/data/test-empty-en-todo.enex b/test/data/test-empty-en-todo.enex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ae802c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/test-empty-en-todo.enex
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE en-export SYSTEM "http://xml.evernote.com/pub/evernote-export4.dtd">
+<en-export export-date="20221205T171453Z" application="Evernote Beta" version="10.47.7">
+  <note>
+    <title>test-empty-en-todo</title>
+    <created>20160804T143332Z</created>
+    <updated>20160809T172613Z</updated>
+    <tag>WorkLog</tag>
+    <tag>AU_RA</tag>
+    <note-attributes>
+      <source>desktop.mac</source>
+    </note-attributes>
+    <content>
+      <![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE en-note SYSTEM "http://xml.evernote.com/pub/enml2.dtd">
+<en-note>
+<div><i><b>For this week</b></i></div>
+<ul>
+<li><i><b><en-todo checked="true"/></b></i>Add view_post_X_forum variable</li>
+<li><en-todo checked="true"/>Handle the two non-_ttl variables to allow for analysis</li>
+<li><en-todo/>Begin stepwise regression work</li>
+</ul>
+<div><br/></div>
+</en-note>      ]]>
+    </content>
+  </note>
+</en-export>
diff --git a/test/data/test-empty-en-todo.md b/test/data/test-empty-en-todo.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fa3d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/test-empty-en-todo.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# test-empty-en-todo
+
+---
+Tag(s): #WorkLog #AU/RA
+
+---
+
+_**For this week**_
+
+* Add view\_post\_X\_forum variable
+* [x] Handle the two non-\_ttl variables to allow for analysis
+* [ ] Begin stepwise regression work
+
+    Created at: 2016-08-04T15:33:32+01:00
+    Updated at: 2016-08-09T18:26:13+01:00
+
diff --git a/test/yarle-tests.ts b/test/yarle-tests.ts
index 90fe7ce3..4a2f7044 100644
--- a/test/yarle-tests.ts
+++ b/test/yarle-tests.ts
@@ -460,6 +460,19 @@ export const yarleTests: Array<YarleTest> = [
     expectedOutputPath: `${dataFolder}test-sublists.md`,
   },
 
+  {
+    name: 'Note empty en-todo',
+    options: {
+      enexSources: [ `.${testDataFolder}test-empty-en-todo.enex` ],
+      outputDir: 'out',
+      isMetadataNeeded: true,
+    },
+    testOutputPath: `notes${path.sep}test-empty-en-todo${path.sep}test-empty-en-todo.md`,
+
+    testModifier: YarleTestModifierOptions.only,
+    expectedOutputPath: `${dataFolder}test-empty-en-todo.md`,
+  },
+
   {
     name: 'Note with sublists (valid html)',
     options: {