diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/Steps/RemoveProjectFromSolutionStep.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/Steps/RemoveProjectFromSolutionStep.cs
index 84dd789cb7..d2b2f7f95c 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/Steps/RemoveProjectFromSolutionStep.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/Steps/RemoveProjectFromSolutionStep.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building.Steps
             var jsonRoot = JObject.Parse(abpmdlFile.Content);
             var packagesObj = (JObject) jsonRoot["packages"];
 
-            packagesObj.Remove(_projectName);
+            packagesObj?.Remove(_projectName);
 
             abpmdlFile.SetContent(jsonRoot.ToString(Formatting.Indented));
         }