diff --git a/website/scripts/send-data-to-vanta.js b/website/scripts/send-data-to-vanta.js
index 2e7e2a3407..d8dd0c4526 100644
--- a/website/scripts/send-data-to-vanta.js
+++ b/website/scripts/send-data-to-vanta.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
 
   fn: async function () {
+    let util = require('util');
 
     // Find all VantaConnection records with isConnectedToVanta: true
     let allActiveVantaConnections = await VantaConnection.find({isConnectedToVanta: true});
@@ -198,6 +199,10 @@ module.exports = {
           return new Error(`When sending a request to the Fleet instance's /hosts/${host.id} endpoint for a Vanta connection (id: ${connectionIdAsString}), an error occurred: ${err}`);
         });
 
+        if(!detailedInformationAboutThisHost.host) {
+          throw new Error(`When sending a request to the Fleet instance's /hosts/${host.id} endpoint for a Vanta connection (id: ${connectionIdAsString}), the response from the Fleet API did not include a host. Response from the Fleet API: ${util.inspect(detailedInformationAboutThisHost)}`);
+        }
+
         if (detailedInformationAboutThisHost.host.disk_encryption_enabled !== undefined && detailedInformationAboutThisHost.host.disk_encryption_enabled !== null) {
           // Build a drive object for this host, using the host's disk_encryption_enabled value to set the boolean values for `encrytped` and `filevaultEnabled`
           let driveInformationForThisHost = {
@@ -283,6 +288,10 @@ module.exports = {
           return new Error(`When sending a request to the Fleet instance's /hosts/${host.id} endpoint for a Vanta connection (id: ${connectionIdAsString}), an error occurred: ${err}`);
         });
 
+        if(!detailedInformationAboutThisHost.host){
+          throw new Error(`When sending a request to the Fleet instance's /hosts/${host.id} endpoint for a Vanta connection (id: ${connectionIdAsString}), the response from the Fleet API did not include a host. Response from the Fleet API: ${util.inspect(detailedInformationAboutThisHost)}`);
+        }
+
         if (detailedInformationAboutThisHost.host.disk_encryption_enabled !== undefined && detailedInformationAboutThisHost.host.disk_encryption_enabled !== null) {
           // Build a drive object for this host, using the host's disk_encryption_enabled value to set the boolean values for `encrytped` and `filevaultEnabled`
           let driveInformationForThisHost = {