diff --git a/esphome/core/scheduler.cpp b/esphome/core/scheduler.cpp
index c8d7f877b9..25df4bf50c 100644
--- a/esphome/core/scheduler.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/scheduler.cpp
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ void HOT Scheduler::set_timer_common_(Component *component, SchedulerItem::Type
   // Debug logging
   const char *type_str = (type == SchedulerItem::TIMEOUT) ? "timeout" : "interval";
   if (type == SchedulerItem::TIMEOUT) {
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "set_%s(name='%s/%s', %s=%" PRIu32 ")", type_str, item->get_source(), name_cstr, type_str, delay);
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "set_%s(name='%s/%s', %s=%" PRIu32 ")", type_str, item->get_source(),
+             name_cstr ? name_cstr : "(null)", type_str, delay);
   } else {
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "set_%s(name='%s/%s', %s=%" PRIu32 ", offset=%" PRIu32 ")", type_str, item->get_source(), name_cstr,
-             type_str, delay, static_cast<uint32_t>(item->next_execution_ - now));
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "set_%s(name='%s/%s', %s=%" PRIu32 ", offset=%" PRIu32 ")", type_str, item->get_source(),
+             name_cstr ? name_cstr : "(null)", type_str, delay, static_cast<uint32_t>(item->next_execution_ - now));
   }
 #endif
 
@@ -277,8 +278,10 @@ void HOT Scheduler::call() {
       App.set_current_component(item->component);
 
 #ifdef ESPHOME_DEBUG_SCHEDULER
+      const char *item_name = item->get_name();
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Running %s '%s/%s' with interval=%" PRIu32 " next_execution=%" PRIu64 " (now=%" PRIu64 ")",
-               item->get_type_str(), item->get_source(), item->get_name(), item->interval, item->next_execution_, now);
+               item->get_type_str(), item->get_source(), item_name ? item_name : "(null)", item->interval,
+               item->next_execution_, now);
 #endif
 
       // Warning: During callback(), a lot of stuff can happen, including: