diff --git a/component_catalog/models.py b/component_catalog/models.py
index 99a00ec8..045f6d13 100644
--- a/component_catalog/models.py
+++ b/component_catalog/models.py
@@ -2660,7 +2660,10 @@ def update_from_purldb(self, user):
 
         if package_content := package_data.get("package_content"):
             package_content_value = Package.get_package_content_value_from_label(package_content)
-            package_data["package_content"] = package_content_value
+            if package_content_value is not None:
+                package_data["package_content"] = package_content_value
+            else:
+                package_data.pop("package_content", None)
 
         # Avoid raising an IntegrityError when the values in `package_data` for the
         # identifier fields already exist on another Package instance.
diff --git a/component_catalog/views.py b/component_catalog/views.py
index 775bf3b6..2a8ca67e 100644
--- a/component_catalog/views.py
+++ b/component_catalog/views.py
@@ -1936,7 +1936,8 @@ def get_initial(self):
 
             # Convert package_content string label to integer value
             if content_label := purldb_entry.pop("package_content", None):
-                if content_value := Package.get_package_content_value_from_label(content_label):
+                content_value = Package.get_package_content_value_from_label(content_label)
+                if content_value is not None:
                     purldb_entry["package_content"] = content_value
 
             model_fields = [field.name for field in Package._meta.get_fields()]