diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 443d7c33..a7239af2 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -201,9 +201,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
 
                     // set the cookies to allow HttpClient API calls to be authenticated
                     var httpContextAccessor = s.GetRequiredService<IHttpContextAccessor>();
-                    foreach (var cookie in httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Cookies)
+                    if (httpContextAccessor.HttpContext != null)
                     {
-                        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Cookie", cookie.Key + "=" + cookie.Value);
+                        foreach (var cookie in httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Cookies)
+                        {
+                            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Cookie", cookie.Key + "=" + cookie.Value);
+                        }
                     }
 
                     return client;