diff --git a/typo3/sysext/reports/Classes/Task/SystemStatusUpdateTask.php b/typo3/sysext/reports/Classes/Task/SystemStatusUpdateTask.php
index eed357086f7ed129ae529654f5e33398502e7d37..91a9674685c6da4d08f11cc9432d6320856c8a08 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/reports/Classes/Task/SystemStatusUpdateTask.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/reports/Classes/Task/SystemStatusUpdateTask.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class SystemStatusUpdateTask extends AbstractTask
             ->subject($subject)
             ->setTemplate('Report')
             ->assign('message', $message);
-        if ($GLOBALS['TYPO3_REQUEST'] instanceof ServerRequestInterface) {
+        if (($GLOBALS['TYPO3_REQUEST'] ?? null) instanceof ServerRequestInterface) {
             $email->setRequest($GLOBALS['TYPO3_REQUEST']);
         }