diff --git a/config/config-mp/src/main/java/io/helidon/config/mp/MpConfigSources.java b/config/config-mp/src/main/java/io/helidon/config/mp/MpConfigSources.java
index 7c807c01f90..274c3c9b0b2 100644
--- a/config/config-mp/src/main/java/io/helidon/config/mp/MpConfigSources.java
+++ b/config/config-mp/src/main/java/io/helidon/config/mp/MpConfigSources.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public static ConfigSource create(io.helidon.config.spi.ConfigSource helidonConf
      * @return a new MicroProfile Config config source
      */
     public static ConfigSource create(Config config) {
-        return new MpHelidonConfigSource(config);
+        return new MpHelidonConfigSource(Objects.requireNonNull(config, "Config cannot be null"));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/config/config-mp/src/test/java/io/helidon/config/mp/MpConfigSourcesTest.java b/config/config-mp/src/test/java/io/helidon/config/mp/MpConfigSourcesTest.java
index 31e147089cc..14caaab7b29 100644
--- a/config/config-mp/src/test/java/io/helidon/config/mp/MpConfigSourcesTest.java
+++ b/config/config-mp/src/test/java/io/helidon/config/mp/MpConfigSourcesTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
+import io.helidon.config.Config;
 import io.helidon.config.ConfigException;
 import io.helidon.config.ConfigSources;
 import io.helidon.config.PropertiesConfigParser;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 import io.helidon.config.spi.ParsableSource;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue;
@@ -99,6 +101,12 @@ void testHelidonLazy() {
         assertThat("exists called exactly once", lazy.exists.get(), is(1));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testMpConfigSourcesNullConfig() {
+        NullPointerException npe = assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> MpConfigSources.create((Config) null));
+        assertThat(npe.getMessage(), is("Config cannot be null"));
+    }
+
     private static final class NodeImpl implements ConfigSource, NodeConfigSource {
         private static final String DESCRIPTION = "node-unit-test";
         private static final String KEY = "key";
diff --git a/microprofile/server/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/server/Server.java b/microprofile/server/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/server/Server.java
index 303b9c9cf6f..b9abeae3459 100644
--- a/microprofile/server/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/server/Server.java
+++ b/microprofile/server/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/server/Server.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, 2020 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ public Builder port(int port) {
         public Builder config(io.helidon.config.Config config) {
             this.config = ConfigProviderResolver.instance()
                     .getBuilder()
-                    .withSources(MpConfigSources.create(config))
+                    .withSources(MpConfigSources.create(Objects.requireNonNull(config, "Config cannot be null")))
                     .build();
 
             return this;
diff --git a/microprofile/server/src/test/java/io/helidon/microprofile/server/ServerImplTest.java b/microprofile/server/src/test/java/io/helidon/microprofile/server/ServerImplTest.java
index d59ef897a62..d7ded9f14e2 100644
--- a/microprofile/server/src/test/java/io/helidon/microprofile/server/ServerImplTest.java
+++ b/microprofile/server/src/test/java/io/helidon/microprofile/server/ServerImplTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
 import io.helidon.common.configurable.ThreadPoolSupplier;
+import io.helidon.config.Config;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.startsWith;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 
@@ -109,6 +112,12 @@ void testTwoApps() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testServerNullConfig() {
+        NullPointerException npe = assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> Server.builder().config((Config) null).build());
+        assertThat(npe.getMessage(), is("Config cannot be null"));
+    }
+
     private final class TestApplication1 extends Application {
         @Override
         public Set<Object> getSingletons() {