diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidator.java b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidator.java
index f09279f67aec..3bcdf97ddcd5 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidator.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidator.java
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ public static void validate(Settings setting) {
         setting != null
             && setting.getConfigType() == SettingsType.OPEN_METADATA_BASE_URL_CONFIGURATION;
     if (isBaseUrlSetting) {
-      validateUrl(
-          JsonUtils.convertValue(setting.getConfigValue(), OpenMetadataBaseUrlConfiguration.class)
-              .getOpenMetadataUrl());
+      OpenMetadataBaseUrlConfiguration config =
+          JsonUtils.convertValue(setting.getConfigValue(), OpenMetadataBaseUrlConfiguration.class);
+      validateUrl(config == null ? null : config.getOpenMetadataUrl());
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidatorTest.java b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidatorTest.java
index c72cacbd236e..46c251973142 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidatorTest.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidatorTest.java
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ void acceptsBaseUrlSettingWithScheme() {
     assertDoesNotThrow(() -> OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidator.validate(setting));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void rejectsBaseUrlSettingWithoutConfigValue() {
+    Settings setting =
+        new Settings().withConfigType(SettingsType.OPEN_METADATA_BASE_URL_CONFIGURATION);
+
+    assertThrows(
+        SystemSettingsException.class, () -> OpenMetadataBaseUrlValidator.validate(setting));
+  }
+
   @Test
   void ignoresOtherSettingTypes() {
     Settings setting =