diff --git a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/actions/GenerateOpenApiSpecAction.java b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/actions/GenerateOpenApiSpecAction.java
index 9fbb0663..acb85f13 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/actions/GenerateOpenApiSpecAction.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/actions/GenerateOpenApiSpecAction.java
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ public class GenerateOpenApiSpecAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<GenerateO
       }
 
       String description = "Value for the " + fieldLabel + " field.";
-      if(apiFieldMetaData.getDescription() != null)
+      if(apiFieldMetaData != null && apiFieldMetaData.getDescription() != null)
       {
          description = apiFieldMetaData.getDescription();
       }
diff --git a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/utils/ApiScriptUtils.java b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/utils/ApiScriptUtils.java
index 10a104ce..5c700b80 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/utils/ApiScriptUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/utils/ApiScriptUtils.java
@@ -298,15 +298,19 @@ public class ApiScriptUtils implements QCodeExecutorAware, Serializable
    {
       validateApiNameAndVersion("runProcess(" + processApiName + ")");
 
-      Map<String, String> paramMap     = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-      params = processBodyToJsonString(params);
-      String              paramsString = ValueUtils.getValueAsString(params);
-      if(StringUtils.hasContent(paramsString))
+      Map<String, String> paramMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+      if(params != null)
       {
-         JSONObject paramsJSON = new JSONObject(paramsString);
-         for(String fieldName : paramsJSON.keySet())
+         params = processBodyToJsonString(params);
+         String paramsString = ValueUtils.getValueAsString(params);
+         if(StringUtils.hasContent(paramsString))
          {
-            paramMap.put(fieldName, paramsJSON.optString(fieldName));
+            JSONObject paramsJSON = new JSONObject(paramsString);
+            for(String fieldName : paramsJSON.keySet())
+            {
+               paramMap.put(fieldName, paramsJSON.optString(fieldName));
+            }
          }
       }