diff --git a/apps/kubevirt-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kubevirtnetworking/util/KubevirtNetworkingUtil.java b/apps/kubevirt-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kubevirtnetworking/util/KubevirtNetworkingUtil.java
index 5e14817..d9ea01e 100644
--- a/apps/kubevirt-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kubevirtnetworking/util/KubevirtNetworkingUtil.java
+++ b/apps/kubevirt-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kubevirtnetworking/util/KubevirtNetworkingUtil.java
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@
     public static KubevirtPort getPort(Set<KubevirtNetwork> networks, Pod pod) {
         try {
             Map<String, String> annots = pod.getMetadata().getAnnotations();
+            if (annots == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             String networkStatusStr = annots.get(NETWORK_STATUS_KEY);
 
             if (networkStatusStr == null) {