diff --git a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/transfers/postgres_to_gcs.py b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/transfers/postgres_to_gcs.py
index d7c777757c33c..c233b5c4c9758 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/transfers/postgres_to_gcs.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/transfers/postgres_to_gcs.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ def description(self):
         """Fetch first row to initialize cursor description when using server side cursor."""
         if not self.initialized:
             element = self.cursor.fetchone()
-            self.rows.append(element)
+            if element is not None:
+                self.rows.append(element)
             self.initialized = True
         return self.cursor.description