diff --git a/central/graphql/resolvers/vulnerability_requests.go b/central/graphql/resolvers/vulnerability_requests.go
index f1e3809bfc2ec..e28eafb14077a 100644
--- a/central/graphql/resolvers/vulnerability_requests.go
+++ b/central/graphql/resolvers/vulnerability_requests.go
@@ -337,14 +337,14 @@ type VulnerabilityRequestResolver struct {
 }
 
 func (resolver *Resolver) wrapVulnerabilityRequest(value *storage.VulnerabilityRequest, err error) (*VulnerabilityRequestResolver, error) {
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil || value == nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &VulnerabilityRequestResolver{root: resolver, data: value}, nil
 }
 
 func (resolver *Resolver) wrapVulnerabilityRequests(values []*storage.VulnerabilityRequest, err error) ([]*VulnerabilityRequestResolver, error) {
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil || len(values) == 0 {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	ret := make([]*VulnerabilityRequestResolver, 0, len(values))
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ type DeferralRequestResolver struct {
 }
 
 func (resolver *Resolver) wrapDeferralRequest(value *storage.DeferralRequest, err error) (*DeferralRequestResolver, error) {
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil || value == nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &DeferralRequestResolver{root: resolver, data: value}, nil