diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/reconcilers/WebSecurityConfigurerAdapterReconciler.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/reconcilers/WebSecurityConfigurerAdapterReconciler.java
index 0d36435dd..154b1b754 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/reconcilers/WebSecurityConfigurerAdapterReconciler.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/reconcilers/WebSecurityConfigurerAdapterReconciler.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class WebSecurityConfigurerAdapterReconciler implements JdtAstReconciler
 	}
 	
 	private static boolean isWebSecurityConfigurerAdapter(CompilationUnit cu, Type type) {
-		if (type.isSimpleType()) {
+		if (type != null && type.isSimpleType()) {
 			String simpleName = ((SimpleType) type).getName().getFullyQualifiedName();
 			if (FQN_WEB_SECURITY_CONFIGURER_ADAPTER.equals(simpleName)) {
 				return true;