diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 253ce2839..ea7c1e2d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <scheduling.version>17.0.11</scheduling.version>
         <authorisation.service.version>0.1.49</authorisation.service.version>
         <usersgroups.version>17.104.48</usersgroups.version>
-        <progression.version>17.0.262</progression.version>
+        <progression.version>17.0.279</progression.version>
         <prosecutioncasefile.version>17.0.66</prosecutioncasefile.version>
         <access-control-sjp-providers.version>4.1.4-ATCM</access-control-sjp-providers.version>
         <cpp.framework.action.mapping.enabled>true</cpp.framework.action.mapping.enabled>
diff --git a/sjp-event/sjp-event-processor/src/main/java/uk/gov/moj/cpp/sjp/event/processor/service/SjpService.java b/sjp-event/sjp-event-processor/src/main/java/uk/gov/moj/cpp/sjp/event/processor/service/SjpService.java
index 7cb835080..288680b3c 100644
--- a/sjp-event/sjp-event-processor/src/main/java/uk/gov/moj/cpp/sjp/event/processor/service/SjpService.java
+++ b/sjp-event/sjp-event-processor/src/main/java/uk/gov/moj/cpp/sjp/event/processor/service/SjpService.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public JsonObject getSessionDetails(final UUID sessionId, final JsonEnvelope env
         final JsonObject payload = createObjectBuilder().add(SESSION_ID, sessionId.toString()).build();
         final JsonEnvelope request = envelopeFrom(metadataFrom(envelope.metadata()).withName("sjp.query.session"), payload);
         final JsonEnvelope response = requester.requestAsAdmin(request);
-        return response.payloadAsJsonObject();
+        return response.payload() != JsonValue.NULL ? response.payloadAsJsonObject() : null;
     }
 
     public JsonObject getLatestAocpSessionDetails(final JsonEnvelope envelope) {