diff --git a/cds-feature-ord/src/main/java/com/sap/cds/feature/ord/common/Utils.java b/cds-feature-ord/src/main/java/com/sap/cds/feature/ord/common/Utils.java
index 62aeb61..c70acf2 100644
--- a/cds-feature-ord/src/main/java/com/sap/cds/feature/ord/common/Utils.java
+++ b/cds-feature-ord/src/main/java/com/sap/cds/feature/ord/common/Utils.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import static com.sap.cds.feature.ord.common.Utils.Exceptions.asLocalizedErrorMessage;
 import static com.sap.cds.services.utils.CdsErrorStatuses.ERROR_READING_ORD_DOCUMENT;
 import static java.lang.Thread.currentThread;
+import static java.util.Objects.isNull;
 import static java.util.Objects.nonNull;
 import static java.util.Spliterator.ORDERED;
 import static java.util.Spliterators.spliteratorUnknownSize;
@@ -82,12 +83,14 @@ public static ClassicHttpResponse assertSuccessful(ClassicHttpResponse response)
   public static class Streams {
 
     public static <T> Stream<T> asStream(Iterable<T> iterable) {
-      return StreamSupport.stream(iterable.spliterator(), false);
+      return isNull(iterable) ? Stream.empty() : StreamSupport.stream(iterable.spliterator(), false);
     }
 
     public static <T> List<T> asList(Iterator<T> iterator) {
-      return StreamSupport.stream(spliteratorUnknownSize(iterator, ORDERED), false)
-          .toList();
+      return isNull(iterator)
+          ? List.of()
+          : StreamSupport.stream(spliteratorUnknownSize(iterator, ORDERED), false)
+              .toList();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/cds-feature-ord/src/test/java/com/sap/cds/feature/ord/common/UtilsTest.java b/cds-feature-ord/src/test/java/com/sap/cds/feature/ord/common/UtilsTest.java
index 078e09c..ece2b3d 100644
--- a/cds-feature-ord/src/test/java/com/sap/cds/feature/ord/common/UtilsTest.java
+++ b/cds-feature-ord/src/test/java/com/sap/cds/feature/ord/common/UtilsTest.java
@@ -89,11 +89,13 @@ void givenStatusCodeIsError_whenHttpAssertSuccessfulIsCalled_thenExceptionIsThro
 
   @Test
   void whenStreamsAsStreamIsCalled_thenCorrectResultIsReturned() {
+    assertEquals(List.of(), Utils.Streams.asStream(null).toList());
     assertEquals(List.of(1, 2, 3), Utils.Streams.asStream(List.of(1, 2, 3)).toList());
   }
 
   @Test
   void whenStreamsAsListIsCalled_thenCorrectResultIsReturned() {
+    assertEquals(List.of(), Utils.Streams.asList(null));
     assertEquals(List.of(1, 2, 3), Utils.Streams.asList(List.of(1, 2, 3).iterator()));
   }