diff --git a/backend/celerybeat-schedule b/backend/celerybeat-schedule
index cf2ebcf2..265af897 100644
Binary files a/backend/celerybeat-schedule and b/backend/celerybeat-schedule differ
diff --git a/backend/igny8_core/business/content/models.py b/backend/igny8_core/business/content/models.py
index 035ef744..e783c36f 100644
--- a/backend/igny8_core/business/content/models.py
+++ b/backend/igny8_core/business/content/models.py
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class Content(SiteSectorBaseModel):
     task = models.OneToOneField(
         Tasks,
         on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
         related_name='content_record',
         help_text="The task this content belongs to"
     )
@@ -172,10 +174,13 @@ class Content(SiteSectorBaseModel):
     
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Automatically set account, site, and sector from task"""
-        if self.task:
-            self.account = self.task.account
-            self.site = self.task.site
-            self.sector = self.task.sector
+        if self.task_id:  # Check task_id instead of accessing task to avoid RelatedObjectDoesNotExist
+            try:
+                self.account = self.task.account
+                self.site = self.task.site
+                self.sector = self.task.sector
+            except self.task.RelatedObjectDoesNotExist:
+                pass  # Task doesn't exist, skip
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
     
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/backend/igny8_core/modules/writer/migrations/0010_make_content_task_nullable.py b/backend/igny8_core/modules/writer/migrations/0010_make_content_task_nullable.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07091405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/igny8_core/modules/writer/migrations/0010_make_content_task_nullable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Generated migration to make Content.task nullable for Phase 4 synced content
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('writer', '0009_add_content_site_source_fields'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='content',
+            name='task',
+            field=models.OneToOneField(
+                blank=True,
+                help_text='The task this content belongs to',
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+                related_name='content_record',
+                to='writer.tasks'
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
+