diff --git a/pkg/handler/scale_handler.go b/pkg/handler/scale_handler.go
index b457fce4535..f19b07cb8f3 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/scale_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/scale_handler.go
@@ -216,9 +216,13 @@ func (h *ScaleHandler) handleScaleLoop(ctx context.Context, scaledObject *keda_v
 // handleScale contains the main logic for the ScaleHandler scaling logic.
 // It'll check each trigger active status then call scaleDeployment
 func (h *ScaleHandler) handleScale(ctx context.Context, scaledObject *keda_v1alpha1.ScaledObject) {
+	scalers, deployment := h.getScalers(scaledObject)
+	if deployment == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	isScaledObjectActive := false
 
-	scalers, deployment := h.getScalers(scaledObject)
 	for _, scaler := range scalers {
 		isTriggerActive, err := scaler.IsActive(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -231,9 +235,7 @@ func (h *ScaleHandler) handleScale(ctx context.Context, scaledObject *keda_v1alp
 		scaler.Close()
 	}
 
-	if deployment != nil {
-		h.scaleDeployment(deployment, scaledObject, isScaledObjectActive)
-	}
+	h.scaleDeployment(deployment, scaledObject, isScaledObjectActive)
 
 	return
 }