* lisp/ox-beamer.el (org-beamer--format-frame): If contents is nil, then replace it with an empty string.
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ used as a communication channel."
;; remove the first word from the contents in the PDF
;; output.
(if (not fragilep) contents
- (replace-regexp-in-string "\\`\n*" "\\& " contents))
+ (replace-regexp-in-string "\\`\n*" "\\& " (or contents "")))
"\\end{frame}")))
(defun org-beamer--format-block (headline contents info)