diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 772055367d..8bc1f388a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Test and publish a snapshot
+    env:
+      HAS_SECRETS: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD != '' }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
diff --git a/library-impl/src/main/scala/special/collection/Helpers.scala b/library-impl/src/main/scala/special/collection/Helpers.scala
index 9f131b3f54..e4a4d93ea5 100644
--- a/library-impl/src/main/scala/special/collection/Helpers.scala
+++ b/library-impl/src/main/scala/special/collection/Helpers.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ object Helpers {
     var nValues = 0
     while (i < arr.length) {
       val (key, value) = m(arr(i))
-      val pos = keyPositions.getOrDefault(key, 0)
+      val pos = {
+        val p: Integer = keyPositions.get(key)
+        if (p == null) 0 else p.intValue()
+      }
+
       if (pos == 0) {
         keyPositions.put(key, nValues + 1)
         keys += key