diff --git a/impl/openapi/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/openapi/OperationDefinition.java b/impl/openapi/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/openapi/OperationDefinition.java
index d8fa0eece..179874068 100644
--- a/impl/openapi/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/openapi/OperationDefinition.java
+++ b/impl/openapi/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/openapi/OperationDefinition.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ List<ParameterDefinition> getParameters() {
     List<ParameterDefinition> paramDefinitions = new ArrayList<>();
     if (operation.hasParameters()) {
       for (UnifiedOpenAPI.Parameter parameter : operation.parameters()) {
-        if (parameter.in().equals("body")) {
+        if (parameter.in() != null && "body".equals(parameter.in())) {
           continue; // body parameters are handled separately
         }
 
@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ List<ParameterDefinition> getParameters() {
       }
     }
 
-    if (openAPI.swaggerVersion().equals(UnifiedOpenAPI.SwaggerVersion.SWAGGER_V2)) {
+    if (openAPI.swaggerVersion() == UnifiedOpenAPI.SwaggerVersion.SWAGGER_V2
+        && operation.parameters() != null) {
       operation.parameters().stream()
-          .filter(p -> p.in().equals("body"))
+          .filter(p -> p.in() != null && "body".equals(p.in()))
           .forEach(
               p -> {
                 UnifiedOpenAPI.Schema schema = p.schema();
-                if (schema.hasRef()) {
+                if (schema != null && schema.hasRef()) {
                   String ref = schema.ref();
                   schema = openAPI.resolveSchema(ref);
                 }
diff --git a/impl/openapi/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/openapi/UnifiedOpenAPI.java b/impl/openapi/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/openapi/UnifiedOpenAPI.java
index 01f6c45fc..cac7f5e53 100644
--- a/impl/openapi/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/openapi/UnifiedOpenAPI.java
+++ b/impl/openapi/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/openapi/UnifiedOpenAPI.java
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ public boolean hasRequestBody() {
     }
   }
 
-  public record Parameter(String name, String in, Boolean required, Schema schema) {}
+  public record Parameter(String name, String in, Boolean required, Schema schema) {
+    public Parameter {
+      required = required != null ? required : Boolean.FALSE;
+    }
+  }
 
   public record RequestBody(Content content) {}