diff --git a/test/cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/wso2/apk/integration/api/BaseSteps.java b/test/cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/wso2/apk/integration/api/BaseSteps.java
index 6321d4ee7..cba1b1530 100644
--- a/test/cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/wso2/apk/integration/api/BaseSteps.java
+++ b/test/cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/wso2/apk/integration/api/BaseSteps.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 import org.wso2.apk.integration.utils.Utils;
 import org.wso2.apk.integration.utils.clients.SimpleGRPCStudentClient;
 import org.wso2.apk.integration.utils.clients.SimpleHTTPClient;
+import org.wso2.apk.integration.utils.clients.studentGrpcClient.StudentResponse;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -97,8 +98,12 @@ public void systemIsReady() {
 
     @Then("the student response body should contain name: {string} age: {int}")
     public void theStudentResponseBodyShouldContainNameAndAge(String arg0, int arg1) {
-    int age = sharedContext.getStudentResponse().getAge();
-        String name = sharedContext.getStudentResponse().getName();
+        StudentResponse studentResponse = sharedContext.getStudentResponse();
+        if (studentResponse == null) {
+            Assert.fail("Student response is null.");
+        }
+        int age = studentResponse.getAge();
+        String name = studentResponse.getName();
         Assert.assertEquals(name, arg0);
         Assert.assertEquals(age, arg1);
     }
@@ -165,6 +170,8 @@ public void GetStudent(String arg0, int arg1) throws StatusRuntimeException {
         } catch (StatusRuntimeException e) {
             if (e.getStatus().getCode()== Status.Code.PERMISSION_DENIED){
                 sharedContext.setGrpcErrorCode(403);
+            } else {
+                logger.error(e.getMessage());
             }
         }
     }
@@ -177,6 +184,8 @@ public void GetStudentDefaultVersion(String arg0, int arg1) throws StatusRuntime
         } catch (StatusRuntimeException e) {
             if (e.getStatus().getCode()== Status.Code.PERMISSION_DENIED){
                 sharedContext.setGrpcErrorCode(403);
+            } else {
+                logger.error(e.getMessage());
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/wso2/apk/integration/utils/clients/SimpleGRPCStudentClient.java b/test/cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/wso2/apk/integration/utils/clients/SimpleGRPCStudentClient.java
index d8fcc7e7c..c7f04210b 100644
--- a/test/cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/wso2/apk/integration/utils/clients/SimpleGRPCStudentClient.java
+++ b/test/cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/wso2/apk/integration/utils/clients/SimpleGRPCStudentClient.java
@@ -43,7 +43,14 @@ public StudentResponse GetStudent(Map<String, String> headers) throws StatusRunt
                     .intercept(interceptor)
                     .build();
             StudentServiceGrpc.StudentServiceBlockingStub blockingStub = StudentServiceGrpc.newBlockingStub(managedChannel);
-            return blockingStub.getStudent(StudentRequest.newBuilder().setId(1).build());
+            if (blockingStub == null) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create blocking stub");
+            }
+            StudentResponse response = blockingStub.getStudent(StudentRequest.newBuilder().setId(1).build());
+            if (response == null) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Failed to get student");
+            }
+            return response;
         }catch (SSLException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create SSL context", e);
         } finally {
@@ -74,7 +81,14 @@ public StudentResponse GetStudentDefaultVersion(Map<String, String> headers) thr
                     .intercept(interceptor)
                     .build();
             StudentServiceDefaultVersionGrpc.StudentServiceBlockingStub blockingStub = StudentServiceDefaultVersionGrpc.newBlockingStub(managedChannel);
-            return blockingStub.getStudent(StudentRequest.newBuilder().setId(1).build());
+            if (blockingStub == null) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create blocking stub");
+            }
+            StudentResponse response = blockingStub.getStudent(StudentRequest.newBuilder().setId(1).build());
+            if (response == null) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Failed to get student");
+            }
+            return response;
         }catch (SSLException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create SSL context", e);
         } finally {