diff --git a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/config/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/config/activation/ConfigDeployer.java b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/config/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/config/activation/ConfigDeployer.java
index cb0b29f8aa2..fc61af77b36 100644
--- a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/config/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/config/activation/ConfigDeployer.java
+++ b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/config/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/config/activation/ConfigDeployer.java
@@ -69,16 +69,18 @@ public ConfigApplicationContainer load(ConfigContainer container,
         // This is performed here so that the ApplicationContainer executes regardless of CDI extension state
         final Types types = deploymentContext.getTransientAppMetaData(Types.class.getName(), Types.class);
 
-        final Type annotationType = types.getBy(ConfigProperty.class.getName());
-        final Type classType = types.getBy(Config.class.getName());
-        final boolean annotationFound = annotationType != null;
-        final boolean classFound = classType != null;
+        if (types != null) {
+            final Type annotationType = types.getBy(ConfigProperty.class.getName());
+            final Type classType = types.getBy(Config.class.getName());
+            final boolean annotationFound = annotationType != null;
+            final boolean classFound = classType != null;
 
-        if (annotationFound || classFound) {
-            // Register the CDI extension
-            final Collection<Supplier<Extension>> snifferExtensions = deploymentContext.getTransientAppMetaData(WeldDeployer.SNIFFER_EXTENSIONS, Collection.class);
-            if (snifferExtensions != null) {
-                snifferExtensions.add(ConfigCdiExtension::new);
+            if (annotationFound || classFound) {
+                // Register the CDI extension
+                final Collection<Supplier<Extension>> snifferExtensions = deploymentContext.getTransientAppMetaData(WeldDeployer.SNIFFER_EXTENSIONS, Collection.class);
+                if (snifferExtensions != null) {
+                    snifferExtensions.add(ConfigCdiExtension::new);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/metrics/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/metrics/activation/MetricsSniffer.java b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/metrics/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/metrics/activation/MetricsSniffer.java
index 749218e6498..3641f5d6d38 100644
--- a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/metrics/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/metrics/activation/MetricsSniffer.java
+++ b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/metrics/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/metrics/activation/MetricsSniffer.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 import org.glassfish.api.deployment.DeploymentContext;
 import org.glassfish.api.deployment.archive.ReadableArchive;
 import org.glassfish.hk2.api.PerLookup;
-import org.glassfish.hk2.classmodel.reflect.Type;
 import org.glassfish.hk2.classmodel.reflect.Types;
 import org.jvnet.hk2.annotations.Service;
 
@@ -90,8 +89,15 @@ public Class<? extends Annotation>[] getAnnotationTypes() {
     public boolean handles(DeploymentContext context) {
         final Types types = context.getTransientAppMetaData(Types.class.getName(), Types.class);
 
-        if (types.getBy(MetricRegistry.class.getName()) != null) return true;
-        if (types.getBy(Metric.class.getName()) != null) return true;
+        if (types != null) {
+            if (types.getBy(MetricRegistry.class.getName()) != null) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (types.getBy(Metric.class.getName()) != null) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
 
         return super.handles(context);
     }