diff --git a/intelmq/lib/utils.py b/intelmq/lib/utils.py
index 78e6ed7ff..5701db1af 100644
--- a/intelmq/lib/utils.py
+++ b/intelmq/lib/utils.py
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ def _get_console_entry_points():
 def get_bot_module_name(bot_name: str) -> str:
     entries = entry_points()
     if hasattr(entries, "select"):
-        entries = entries.select(name=bot_name, group="console_scripts")
+        entries = tuple(entries.select(name=bot_name, group="console_scripts"))
     else:
         entries = [entry for entry in entries.get("console_scripts", []) if entry.name == bot_name]
 
diff --git a/intelmq/tests/lib/test_utils.py b/intelmq/tests/lib/test_utils.py
index 48b54032e..b99a50138 100644
--- a/intelmq/tests/lib/test_utils.py
+++ b/intelmq/tests/lib/test_utils.py
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ def test_get_bot_module_name_builtin_bot(self):
         found_name = utils.get_bot_module_name("intelmq.bots.collectors.api.collector_api")
         self.assertEqual("intelmq.bots.collectors.api.collector_api", found_name)
 
+        self.assertIsNone(utils.get_bot_module_name("intelmq.not-existing-bot"))
+
     def test_get_bots_settings(self):
         with unittest.mock.patch.object(utils, "get_runtime", new_get_runtime):
             runtime = utils.get_bots_settings()