diff --git a/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py b/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py
index 9d921587..bbb5a151 100644
--- a/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py
+++ b/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ def install_requirements(  # noqa: C901
                     raise AnsibleCommandError(result)
 
         # Run galaxy collection install works on v2 requirements.yml
-        if "collections" in reqs_yaml:
+        if "collections" in reqs_yaml and reqs_yaml["collections"] is not None:
             cmd = [
                 "ansible-galaxy",
                 "collection",