diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/ReflectionUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/ReflectionUtils.java
index a5eac94c..66ccac94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/deserializer/DeserializationModelCreator.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/deserializer/DeserializationModelCreator.java
index 0ac3f980..26fe8cfe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/deserializer/DeserializationModelCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/deserializer/DeserializationModelCreator.java
@@ -224,17 +224,20 @@ private ModelDeserializer<JsonParser> createObjectDeserializer(LinkedList<Type>
         }
         for (String s : params) {
             CreatorModel creatorModel = creator.findByName(s);
-            ModelDeserializer<JsonParser> modelDeserializer = typeProcessor(chain,
-                                                                            creatorModel.getType(),
-                                                                            creatorModel.getCustomization(),
-                                                                            JustReturn.instance());
-            String parameterName = renamer.apply(creatorModel.getName());
-            processors.put(parameterName, modelDeserializer);
-            if (creatorModel.getCustomization().isRequired()) {
-                defaultCreatorValues.put(parameterName, new RequiredCreatorParameter(parameterName));
-            } else {
-                Class<?> rawParamType = ReflectionUtils.getRawType(creatorModel.getType());
-                defaultCreatorValues.put(parameterName, DEFAULT_CREATOR_VALUES.getOrDefault(rawParamType, NULL_PROVIDER));
+            if (creatorModel != null) {
+                ModelDeserializer<JsonParser> modelDeserializer = typeProcessor(chain,
+                        creatorModel.getType(),
+                        creatorModel.getCustomization(),
+                        JustReturn.instance());
+                String parameterName = renamer.apply(creatorModel.getName());
+                processors.put(parameterName, modelDeserializer);
+                if (creatorModel.getCustomization().isRequired()) {
+                    defaultCreatorValues.put(parameterName, new RequiredCreatorParameter(parameterName));
+                } else {
+                    Class<?> rawParamType = ReflectionUtils.getRawType(creatorModel.getType());
+                    defaultCreatorValues.put(parameterName,
+                            DEFAULT_CREATOR_VALUES.getOrDefault(rawParamType, NULL_PROVIDER));
+                }
             }
         }
         ModelDeserializer<JsonParser> instanceCreator;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/defaultmapping/generics/GenericsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/defaultmapping/generics/GenericsTest.java
index b193521c..a1bf7f2b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/defaultmapping/generics/GenericsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/defaultmapping/generics/GenericsTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/defaultmapping/generics/model/LowerBoundTypeVariableWithCollectionAttributeClass.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/defaultmapping/generics/model/LowerBoundTypeVariableWithCollectionAttributeClass.java
index 3b7198a6..7f58792a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/defaultmapping/generics/model/LowerBoundTypeVariableWithCollectionAttributeClass.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/defaultmapping/generics/model/LowerBoundTypeVariableWithCollectionAttributeClass.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at