diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/NodePackageAnalyzer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/NodePackageAnalyzer.java
index 12875f915c0..28976bd142e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/NodePackageAnalyzer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/NodePackageAnalyzer.java
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ private void processDependencies(JsonObject json, File baseDir, File rootFile,
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    version = jo.getString("version");
+                    version = jo.getString("version", "");
                     optional = jo.getBoolean("optional", false);
                     isDev = jo.getBoolean("dev", false);
                 } else {