diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/headless/HeadlessAnalyzer.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/headless/HeadlessAnalyzer.java
index f63589fdac..5bd393cacc 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/headless/HeadlessAnalyzer.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/headless/HeadlessAnalyzer.java
@@ -671,6 +671,9 @@ public class HeadlessAnalyzer {
 	}
 
 	private List<String> parseScriptPaths(List<String> scriptPaths) {
+		if (scriptPaths == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
 		List<String> parsedScriptPaths = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (String path : scriptPaths) {
 			ResourceFile pathFile = Path.fromPathString(path);