diff --git a/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/pubsubprovider.go b/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/pubsubprovider.go
index 3697229182..e20f1ace2b 100644
--- a/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/pubsubprovider.go
+++ b/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/pubsubprovider.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package datasource
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ func (p *PubSubProvider) applyPublishEventHooks(ctx context.Context, cfg Publish
 	for _, hook := range p.hooks.OnPublishEvents {
 		var err error
 		currentEvents, err = hook(ctx, cfg, currentEvents, p.eventBuilder)
+		currentEvents = slices.DeleteFunc(currentEvents, func(event StreamEvent) bool {
+			return event == nil
+		})
+
 		if err != nil {
 			p.Logger.Error(
 				"error applying publish event hooks",
diff --git a/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/pubsubprovider_test.go b/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/pubsubprovider_test.go
index e623de93b0..0bf12e7f60 100644
--- a/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/pubsubprovider_test.go
+++ b/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/pubsubprovider_test.go
@@ -225,9 +225,17 @@ func TestProvider_Publish_WithHooks_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	originalEvents := []StreamEvent{
 		&testEvent{mutableTestEvent("original data")},
+		&testEvent{mutableTestEvent("original data 2")},
 	}
 	modifiedEvents := []StreamEvent{
 		&testEvent{mutableTestEvent("modified data")},
+		nil, // should be ignored by publisher
+		&testEvent{mutableTestEvent("modified data 2")},
+		nil, // should be ignored by publisher
+	}
+	expectedEvents := []StreamEvent{
+		&testEvent{mutableTestEvent("modified data")},
+		&testEvent{mutableTestEvent("modified data 2")},
 	}
 
 	var eventBuilderExists bool
@@ -240,7 +248,7 @@ func TestProvider_Publish_WithHooks_Success(t *testing.T) {
 		return modifiedEvents, nil
 	}
 
-	mockAdapter.On("Publish", mock.Anything, config, modifiedEvents).Return(nil)
+	mockAdapter.On("Publish", mock.Anything, config, expectedEvents).Return(nil)
 
 	provider := PubSubProvider{
 		Adapter: mockAdapter,
diff --git a/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/subscription_event_updater.go b/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/subscription_event_updater.go
index 615354ba1a..5ed4a6c837 100644
--- a/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/subscription_event_updater.go
+++ b/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/subscription_event_updater.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package datasource
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/v2/pkg/engine/resolve"
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ func (s *subscriptionEventUpdater) updateSubscription(ctx context.Context, wg *s
 	var err error
 	for i := range hooks {
 		events, err = hooks[i](ctx, s.subscriptionEventConfiguration, s.eventBuilder, events)
+		events = slices.DeleteFunc(events, func(event StreamEvent) bool {
+			return event == nil
+		})
+
 		if err != nil {
 			errCh <- err
 		}
diff --git a/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/subscription_event_updater_test.go b/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/subscription_event_updater_test.go
index 2c0295dd1c..1b6c1bd3a7 100644
--- a/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/subscription_event_updater_test.go
+++ b/router/pkg/pubsub/datasource/subscription_event_updater_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func TestSubscriptionEventUpdater_UpdateSubscription_WithHooks_Success(t *testin
 	}
 	modifiedEvents := []StreamEvent{
 		&testEvent{mutableTestEvent("modified data")},
+		nil, // this should simply be ignored
 	}
 
 	// Create wrapper function for the mock