diff --git a/EstateReportingAPI.BusinessLogic/ReportingManager.cs b/EstateReportingAPI.BusinessLogic/ReportingManager.cs
index c40cb61..cbc5802 100644
--- a/EstateReportingAPI.BusinessLogic/ReportingManager.cs
+++ b/EstateReportingAPI.BusinessLogic/ReportingManager.cs
@@ -2139,7 +2139,8 @@ private async Task<Result<List<MerchantDailyPerformanceGroupProjection>>> LoadMe
                 from t in context.Transactions
                 join m in context.Merchants on t.MerchantId equals m.MerchantId
                 join cp in context.ContractProducts on new { t.ContractProductId, t.ContractId } equals new { cp.ContractProductId, cp.ContractId }
-                join op in context.Operators on t.OperatorId equals op.OperatorId
+                join op in context.Operators on t.OperatorId equals op.OperatorId into opJoin
+                from op in opJoin.DefaultIfEmpty()
                 where t.TransactionType == "Sale"
                       && t.TransactionDate >= startDate
                       && t.TransactionDate <= endDate
@@ -2147,7 +2148,7 @@ join op in context.Operators on t.OperatorId equals op.OperatorId
                 group t by new
                 {
                     cp.ContractProductReportingId,
-                    op.Name,                  
+                    OperatorName = op == null ? string.Empty : op.Name,
                     cp.ProductName,
                     t.IsAuthorised
                 }
@@ -2156,7 +2157,7 @@ into g
                 {
                     ContractProductReportingId = g.Key.ContractProductReportingId,
                     ProductName = g.Key.ProductName,
-                    OperatorName = g.Key.Name,
+                    OperatorName = g.Key.OperatorName,
                     IsAuthorised = g.Key.IsAuthorised,
                     SalesCount = g.Count(),
                     SalesValue = g.Sum(x => x.TransactionAmount)
@@ -2174,7 +2175,8 @@ private async Task<Result<List<MerchantDailyPerformanceRecentSaleProjection>>> L
                 (from t in context.Transactions
                  join m in context.Merchants on t.MerchantId equals m.MerchantId
                  join cp in context.ContractProducts on new { t.ContractProductId, t.ContractId } equals new { cp.ContractProductId, cp.ContractId }
-                 join op in context.Operators on t.OperatorId equals op.OperatorId
+                 join op in context.Operators on t.OperatorId equals op.OperatorId into opJoin
+                 from op in opJoin.DefaultIfEmpty()
                  where t.TransactionType == "Sale"
                        && t.TransactionDate >= startDate
                        && t.TransactionDate <= endDate
@@ -2184,7 +2186,7 @@ orderby t.TransactionDateTime descending
                  {
                      Reference = t.TransactionNumber,
                      Product = cp.ProductName,
-                     Operator = op.Name,
+                     Operator = op == null ? string.Empty : op.Name,
                      Status = t.IsAuthorised ? "Successful" : "Failed",
                      Amount = t.TransactionAmount,
                      TransactionDateTime = t.TransactionDateTime
diff --git a/EstateReportingAPI.IntegrationTests/TransactionsEndpointTests.cs b/EstateReportingAPI.IntegrationTests/TransactionsEndpointTests.cs
index 6b69b79..cd170ec 100644
--- a/EstateReportingAPI.IntegrationTests/TransactionsEndpointTests.cs
+++ b/EstateReportingAPI.IntegrationTests/TransactionsEndpointTests.cs
@@ -1401,6 +1401,61 @@ public async Task TransactionsEndpoint_MerchantDailyPerformanceSummary_ReturnsMe
         }
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task TransactionsEndpoint_MerchantDailyPerformanceSummary_PreservesTransactionsWithoutOperatorRows()
+    {
+        TransactionProcessor.Database.Entities.Merchant merchant = this.merchantsList.Single(m => m.Name == "Test Merchant 1");
+        var contract = this.contractList.Single(c => c.contractName == "Safaricom Contract");
+        var product = this.contractProducts.Single(cp => cp.Key == contract.contractId).Value.Single(p => p.productName == "50 KES Topup");
+        DateTime transactionDate = DateTime.Now.Date;
+
+        List<Transaction> transactions = [
+            await this.helper.BuildTransactionX(
+                transactionDate.AddHours(9),
+                merchant.MerchantId,
+                contract.operatorId,
+                contract.contractId,
+                product.productId,
+                "0000",
+                product.productValue,
+                2001),
+            await this.helper.BuildTransactionX(
+                transactionDate.AddHours(10),
+                merchant.MerchantId,
+                Guid.NewGuid(),
+                contract.contractId,
+                product.productId,
+                "0000",
+                product.productValue,
+                2002)
+        ];
+
+        await this.helper.AddTransactionsX(transactions);
+
+        MerchantDailyPerformanceSummaryRequest request = new()
+        {
+            MerchantReportingId = merchant.MerchantReportingId,
+            StartDate = transactionDate,
+            EndDate = transactionDate
+        };
+
+        var result = await this.CreateAndSendHttpRequestMessage<MerchantDailyPerformanceSummaryResponse>(
+            $"{this.BaseRoute}/merchantdailyperformancesummary",
+            StringSerialiser.Serialise(request),
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        result.IsSuccess.ShouldBeTrue();
+
+        MerchantDailyPerformanceSummaryResponse response = result.Data;
+        response.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        response.Metrics.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        response.DrillDownTransactions.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        response.Metrics.Single(m => m.Title == "Total Sales Count").Value.ShouldBe(2);
+        response.Metrics.Single(m => m.Title == "Total Sales Value").Value.ShouldBe(transactions.Sum(t => t.TransactionAmount));
+        response.DrillDownTransactions.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task TransactionsEndpoint_MerchantDailyPerformanceSummary_NoSales_ReturnsStableMetricCategories()
     {