diff --git a/runtime-extension-model/src/main/java/org/mule/runtime/config/internal/validation/AbstractErrorTypesValidation.java b/runtime-extension-model/src/main/java/org/mule/runtime/config/internal/validation/AbstractErrorTypesValidation.java
index 20277c469bf1..53e9e4ca433d 100644
--- a/runtime-extension-model/src/main/java/org/mule/runtime/config/internal/validation/AbstractErrorTypesValidation.java
+++ b/runtime-extension-model/src/main/java/org/mule/runtime/config/internal/validation/AbstractErrorTypesValidation.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ protected boolean isErrorTypePresent(ComponentAst component) {
     }
 
     if (ignoreParamsWithProperties) {
-      if (getErrorTypeParam(component).getRawValue().contains("${")) {
+      if (getErrorTypeParam(component).getRawValue() != null && getErrorTypeParam(component).getRawValue().contains("${")) {
         return false;
       }
     }