diff --git a/BaragonAgentService/src/main/java/com/hubspot/baragon/agent/handlebars/IfContainedInHelperSource.java b/BaragonAgentService/src/main/java/com/hubspot/baragon/agent/handlebars/IfContainedInHelperSource.java
index 747e8e70f..3468f8005 100644
--- a/BaragonAgentService/src/main/java/com/hubspot/baragon/agent/handlebars/IfContainedInHelperSource.java
+++ b/BaragonAgentService/src/main/java/com/hubspot/baragon/agent/handlebars/IfContainedInHelperSource.java
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import com.github.jknack.handlebars.Options;
 
 public class IfContainedInHelperSource {
 
   public static CharSequence ifContainedIn(List<String> haystack, String needle, Options options) throws IOException {
+    if (Objects.isNull(haystack)) {
+      return options.inverse();
+    }
+
     for (String element : haystack) {
       if (element.contains(needle)) {
         return options.fn();