diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b9571043..ddb696fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- [#162](https://github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl/pull/162) Fix `consumer-group` crashes when a group member has no assignment
 
 - [#159](https://github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl/issues/159) Add ability to read config file from `$PWD/kafkactl.yml` 
 
diff --git a/internal/consumergroups/consumer-group-operation.go b/internal/consumergroups/consumer-group-operation.go
index 84b59838..99e421df 100644
--- a/internal/consumergroups/consumer-group-operation.go
+++ b/internal/consumergroups/consumer-group-operation.go
@@ -127,14 +127,16 @@ func (operation *ConsumerGroupOperation) DescribeConsumerGroup(flags DescribeCon
 
 			memberAssignment, err := member.GetMemberAssignment()
 
-			var assignedPartitions map[string][]int32
-
 			if err != nil {
-				output.Warnf("failed to get group member assignment (%s, %s): %v", member.ClientHost, member.ClientId, err)
-				assignedPartitions = make(map[string][]int32)
-			} else {
-				assignedPartitions = filterAssignedPartitions(memberAssignment.Topics, topicPartitions)
+				output.Debugf("group=%s, protocolType=%s, state=%s", description.GroupId, description.ProtocolType, description.State)
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get group member assignment")
 			}
+			if memberAssignment == nil {
+				output.Warnf("assignment does not exist for member=%s, host=%s, clientId=%s, group=%s", member.MemberId, member.ClientHost, member.ClientId, description.GroupId)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			assignedPartitions := filterAssignedPartitions(memberAssignment.Topics, topicPartitions)
 
 			consumerGroupDescription.Members = addMember(consumerGroupDescription.Members, member.ClientHost, member.ClientId, assignedPartitions)
 		}
@@ -454,6 +456,11 @@ func findAssignedTopics(admin sarama.ClusterAdmin, groupNames []string) (map[str
 				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get group member assignment")
 			}
 
+			if assignment == nil {
+				output.Warnf("assignment does not exist for member=%s, host=%s, clientId=%s, group=%s", member.MemberId, member.ClientHost, member.ClientId, description.GroupId)
+				continue
+			}
+
 			for t := range assignment.Topics {
 				if !util.ContainsString(topics, t) {
 					topics = append(topics, t)
@@ -498,6 +505,10 @@ func filterGroups(admin sarama.ClusterAdmin, groupNames []string, topic string)
 				output.Debugf("group=%s, protocolType=%s, state=%s", description.GroupId, description.ProtocolType, description.State)
 				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get group member assignment")
 			}
+			if assignment == nil {
+				output.Warnf("assignment does not exist for member=%s, host=%s, clientId=%s, group=%s", member.MemberId, member.ClientHost, member.ClientId, description.GroupId)
+				continue
+			}
 
 			topics := make([]string, 0, len(assignment.Topics))
 			for t := range assignment.Topics {