diff --git a/co-authors-plus.php b/co-authors-plus.php
index 1001594e..f9c16e32 100755
--- a/co-authors-plus.php
+++ b/co-authors-plus.php
@@ -1061,7 +1061,10 @@ function delete_user_action( $delete_id ) {
 		if ( is_object( $delete_user ) ) {
 			// Delete term
 			$term = $this->get_author_term( $delete_user );
-			wp_delete_term( $term->term_id, $this->coauthor_taxonomy );
+
+			if ( isset( $term->term_id ) ) {
+				wp_delete_term( $term->term_id, $this->coauthor_taxonomy );
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ( $this->is_guest_authors_enabled() ) {