diff --git a/arcjet/index.ts b/arcjet/index.ts
index ff60e43cd..b3c196841 100644
--- a/arcjet/index.ts
+++ b/arcjet/index.ts
@@ -1433,6 +1433,18 @@ export default function arcjet<
           localRule.validate(context, details);
           results[idx] = await localRule.protect(context, details);
 
+          // If a rule didn't return a rule result, we need to stub it to avoid
+          // crashing. This should only happen if a user writes a custom local
+          // rule incorrectly.
+          if (typeof results[idx] === "undefined") {
+            results[idx] = new ArcjetRuleResult({
+              ttl: 0,
+              state: "RUN",
+              conclusion: "ERROR",
+              reason: new ArcjetErrorReason("rule result missing"),
+            });
+          }
+
           log.debug(
             {
               id: results[idx].ruleId,
diff --git a/arcjet/test/index.node.test.ts b/arcjet/test/index.node.test.ts
index e024aa13d..fcc5b23a6 100644
--- a/arcjet/test/index.node.test.ts
+++ b/arcjet/test/index.node.test.ts
@@ -2304,6 +2304,16 @@ describe("SDK", () => {
       ),
     };
   }
+  function testRuleLocalIncorrect(): ArcjetLocalRule {
+    return {
+      mode: ArcjetMode.LIVE,
+      type: "TEST_RULE_LOCAL_INCORRECT",
+      priority: 1,
+      validate: jest.fn(),
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      protect: jest.fn(async () => undefined),
+    };
+  }
 
   function testRuleRemote(): ArcjetRule {
     return {
@@ -2728,6 +2738,48 @@ describe("SDK", () => {
     expect(denied.protect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  test("does not crash if a local rule does not return a result", async () => {
+    const client = {
+      decide: jest.fn(async () => {
+        return new ArcjetAllowDecision({
+          ttl: 0,
+          reason: new ArcjetTestReason(),
+          results: [],
+        });
+      }),
+      report: jest.fn(),
+    };
+
+    const request = {
+      ip: "172.100.1.1",
+      method: "GET",
+      protocol: "http",
+      host: "example.com",
+      path: "/",
+      headers: new Headers([["User-Agent", "curl/8.1.2"]]),
+      "extra-test": "extra-test-value",
+    };
+    const rule = testRuleLocalIncorrect();
+
+    const aj = arcjet({
+      key: "test-key",
+      rules: [[rule]],
+      client,
+      log,
+    });
+
+    const context = {
+      getBody: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
+    };
+
+    const decision = await aj.protect(context, request);
+    // ALLOW because the remote rule was called and it returned ALLOW
+    expect(decision.conclusion).toEqual("ALLOW");
+
+    expect(rule.validate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(rule.protect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   test("returns an ERROR decision if fingerprint cannot be generated", async () => {
     const client = {
       decide: jest.fn(async () => {