diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebConverters.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebConverters.java
index fdbb8d21..125147a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebConverters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebConverters.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class WebConverters {
 			converter.registerObjectMappersForType(rootType, map -> map.putAll(mappers));
 		}
 
-		if (!includeGenericJsonTypes) {
+		if (!includeGenericJsonTypes || infos.isEmpty()) {
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebConvertersUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebConvertersUnitTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0545b5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebConvertersUnitTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.hateoas.config;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link WebConverters}.
+ *
+ * @author Oliver Drotbohm
+ */
+class WebConvertersUnitTests {
+
+	@Test // #1657
+	void augmentsConvertersWithoutHypermediaInformationsRegistered() {
+
+		WebConverters converters = WebConverters.of(new ObjectMapper(), Collections.emptyList());
+
+		assertThatNoException() //
+				.isThrownBy(() -> converters.augmentClient(Collections.emptyList()));
+	}
+}