diff --git a/src/main/java/io/split/android/client/service/executor/SplitTaskFactoryImpl.java b/src/main/java/io/split/android/client/service/executor/SplitTaskFactoryImpl.java
index d1b5a5382..1341f4d5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/split/android/client/service/executor/SplitTaskFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/split/android/client/service/executor/SplitTaskFactoryImpl.java
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ private TelemetryTaskFactory initializeTelemetryTaskFactory(@NonNull SplitClient
             SplitFilter bySetFilter = filters.get(SplitFilter.Type.BY_SET);
             if (bySetFilter != null) {
                 flagSetCount = bySetFilter.getValues().size();
-                invalidFlagSetCount = splitClientConfig.syncConfig().getInvalidValueCount();
+                invalidFlagSetCount = (splitClientConfig.syncConfig() != null) ?
+                        splitClientConfig.syncConfig().getInvalidValueCount() : 0;
             }
         }