diff --git a/spring-ws-security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j2/Wss4jSecurityInterceptor.java b/spring-ws-security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j2/Wss4jSecurityInterceptor.java
index cd6b5ee9..891c4e02 100644
--- a/spring-ws-security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j2/Wss4jSecurityInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-ws-security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j2/Wss4jSecurityInterceptor.java
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ public class Wss4jSecurityInterceptor extends AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor impl
 			logger.debug("Validating message [" + soapMessage + "] with actions [" + validationActions + "]");
 		}
 
-		if (validationActionsVector.contains(WSConstants.NO_SECURITY)) {
+		if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(validationActionsVector) || validationActionsVector.contains(WSConstants.NO_SECURITY)) {
 			return;
 		}