diff --git a/.changelog/6835.txt b/.changelog/6835.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7091edd9cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/6835.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+storage: fixed a crash when `log_bucket` is updated with empty body on `google_storage_bucket`
+```
diff --git a/google/resource_storage_bucket.go b/google/resource_storage_bucket.go
index 8fcd3ed5fd4..c3a936222a3 100644
--- a/google/resource_storage_bucket.go
+++ b/google/resource_storage_bucket.go
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ func expandBucketDataLocations(configured interface{}) []string {
 
 func expandBucketLogging(configured interface{}) *storage.BucketLogging {
 	loggings := configured.([]interface{})
-	if len(loggings) == 0 {
+	if len(loggings) == 0 || loggings[0] == nil {
 		return nil
 	}