diff --git a/src/Translator.php b/src/Translator.php
index 8a6a9b0..e32c0b2 100644
--- a/src/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Translator.php
@@ -260,10 +260,14 @@ public function getMessage(string $key, ?string $locale = null)
 
         $locales = [$locale ?: $this->locale];
 
+        $message = null;
+
         foreach ($locales as $locale) {
             $this->load($namespace, $group, $locale);
 
-            $message = $this->getLine($namespace, $group, $locale, $item);
+            if ($item !== null) {
+                $message = $this->getLine($namespace, $group, $locale, $item);
+            }
 
             if ($message !== null) {
                 break;