diff --git a/framework/config/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/config/ConfigKey.java b/framework/config/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/config/ConfigKey.java
index df93f78fa83..46923de3c7c 100644
--- a/framework/config/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/config/ConfigKey.java
+++ b/framework/config/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/config/ConfigKey.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class ConfigKey<T> {
 
     public T value() {
         if (_value == null || isDynamic()) {
-            ConfigurationVO vo = s_depot != null ? s_depot.global().findById(key()) : null;
+            ConfigurationVO vo = (s_depot != null && s_depot.global() != null) ? s_depot.global().findById(key()) : null;
             final String value = (vo != null && vo.getValue() != null) ? vo.getValue() : defaultValue();
             _value = ((value == null) ? (T)defaultValue() : valueOf(value));
         }