diff --git a/backend/app/service/app.go b/backend/app/service/app.go
index a9e903332..0f5e19d8e 100644
--- a/backend/app/service/app.go
+++ b/backend/app/service/app.go
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func (a AppService) Install(ctx context.Context, req request.AppInstallCreate) (
 	}
 
 	value, ok := composeMap["services"]
-	if !ok {
+	if !ok || value == nil {
 		err = buserr.New(constant.ErrFileParse)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/backend/app/service/app_utils.go b/backend/app/service/app_utils.go
index 526fef417..8afe96ff3 100644
--- a/backend/app/service/app_utils.go
+++ b/backend/app/service/app_utils.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func getUpgradeCompose(install model.AppInstall, detail model.AppDetail) (string
 		return "", err
 	}
 	value, ok := composeMap["services"]
-	if !ok {
+	if !ok || value == nil {
 		return "", buserr.New(constant.ErrFileParse)
 	}
 	servicesMap := value.(map[string]interface{})
diff --git a/backend/app/service/website_utils.go b/backend/app/service/website_utils.go
index 9a45417e7..40ef2c20a 100644
--- a/backend/app/service/website_utils.go
+++ b/backend/app/service/website_utils.go
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ func changeServiceName(newComposeContent, newServiceName string) (composeByte []
 		return
 	}
 	value, ok := composeMap["services"]
-	if !ok {
+	if !ok || value == nil {
 		err = buserr.New(constant.ErrFileParse)
 		return
 	}