diff --git a/src/talks.sh b/src/talks.sh
index f90c1d4..3edbc55 100755
--- a/src/talks.sh
+++ b/src/talks.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ abstract()
   abstract=$( talk-field "$id" abstract )
   url=$( talk-field "$id" video_url || echo "#$id" )
   event_link=$( talk-field "$id" event_link )
-  links=$( talk-field "$id" link )
+  links=$( talk-field "$id" link || true )
 
   local abstract_html
   abstract_html=$( pandoc -fmarkdown -thtml5 <<< "$abstract" )