diff --git a/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/VerificationDependenciesProbe.java b/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/VerificationDependenciesProbe.java
index 9014c75..31f213c 100644
--- a/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/VerificationDependenciesProbe.java
+++ b/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/VerificationDependenciesProbe.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import static org.oneedtech.inspect.util.code.Defensives.checkNotNull;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.oneedtech.inspect.core.probe.Probe;
 import org.oneedtech.inspect.core.probe.RunContext;
@@ -87,7 +88,10 @@ public class VerificationDependenciesProbe extends Probe<JsonLdGeneratedObject>
             List<String> allowedOrigins = null;
             String issuerId = issuerNode.get("id").asText().strip();
             if (allowedOriginsNode == null || allowedOriginsNode.isNull()) {
-                allowedOrigins = List.of(getDefaultAllowedOrigins(issuerId));
+                String defaultAllowedOrigins = getDefaultAllowedOrigins(issuerId);
+                if (defaultAllowedOrigins != null) {
+                    allowedOrigins = List.of(defaultAllowedOrigins);
+                }
             } else {
                 JsonNodeUtil.asStringList(allowedOriginsNode);
             }