diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
index 275a02e..9830dda 100644
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ body = """
         {% if commit.merge_commit %}\
     - 🔀 **{{ commit.message | upper_first }}** - \
     ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ self::remote_url() }}/commit/{{ commit.id }}))\
-        {% for child in commit.extra.children %}
-            {{ "    " | safe }}- {% if child.scope %}*({{ child.scope }})* {% endif %}\
-            {% if child.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\
-            {{ child.message | upper_first }} - \
-            ([{{ child.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ self::remote_url() }}/commit/{{ child.id }}))\
-        {% endfor %}\
+        {% if commit.extra and commit.extra.children %}\
+            {% for child in commit.extra.children %}
+                {{ "    " | safe }}- {% if child.scope %}*({{ child.scope }})* {% endif %}\
+                {% if child.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\
+                {{ child.message | upper_first }} - \
+                ([{{ child.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ self::remote_url() }}/commit/{{ child.id }}))\
+            {% endfor %}\
+        {% endif %}\
         {% else %}\
     - {% if commit.scope %}*({{ commit.scope }})* {% endif %}\
     {% if commit.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\