diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/ContractsToYaml.java b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/ContractsToYaml.java
index 5966383fe4..74fc841024 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/ContractsToYaml.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/ContractsToYaml.java
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ class ContractsToYaml {
 	}
 
 	private void mapRequestHeaders(YamlContract.Request yamlContractRequest, Request request) {
-		yamlContractRequest.headers = request.getHeaders().asMap((headerName, prop) -> {
+		yamlContractRequest.headers = request.getHeaders() != null ? request.getHeaders().asMap((headerName, prop) -> {
 			Object testSideValue = MapConverter.getTestSideValues(prop);
 			if (testSideValue instanceof ExecutionProperty) {
 				return MapConverter.getStubSideValuesForNonBody(prop).toString();
 			}
 			return testSideValue.toString();
-		});
+		}) : null;
 	}
 
 	private void mapRequestMatchersQueryParameters(YamlContract.Request yamlContractRequest, Url requestUrl) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/DslToYamlContractConverterSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/DslToYamlContractConverterSpec.groovy
index 58f3fe091f..d521dce2e5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/DslToYamlContractConverterSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/DslToYamlContractConverterSpec.groovy
@@ -50,6 +50,27 @@ class DslToYamlContractConverterSpec extends Specification {
 
 	YamlContractConverter converter = new YamlContractConverter()
 
+	def "should convert rest DSL without request headers to YAML"() {
+		given:
+			List<Contract> contracts = [Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method 'GET'
+					urlPath '/get'
+				}
+				response {
+					status(OK())
+				}
+			}]
+		when:
+			Collection<YamlContract> yamlContracts = converter.convertTo(contracts)
+		then:
+			yamlContracts.size() == 1
+			YamlContract yamlContract = yamlContracts.first()
+			yamlContract.request.method == "GET"
+			yamlContract.request.urlPath == "/get"
+			yamlContract.request.headers == null
+	}
+
 	def "should convert rest DSL to YAML"() {
 		given:
 			List<Contract> contracts = [Contract.make {