diff --git a/marker/jvm-marker/src/main/kotlin/spp/jetbrains/marker/jvm/ArtifactSearch.kt b/marker/jvm-marker/src/main/kotlin/spp/jetbrains/marker/jvm/ArtifactSearch.kt
index 00077ff85..b2a4dd60e 100644
--- a/marker/jvm-marker/src/main/kotlin/spp/jetbrains/marker/jvm/ArtifactSearch.kt
+++ b/marker/jvm-marker/src/main/kotlin/spp/jetbrains/marker/jvm/ArtifactSearch.kt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ object ArtifactSearch {
         var basePackages = withContext(Dispatchers.Default) {
             ApplicationManager.getApplication().runReadAction(Computable<Array<PsiPackage>> {
                 JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(project).findPackage("")
-                    ?.getSubPackages(ProjectScope.getProjectScope(project))!!
+                    ?.getSubPackages(ProjectScope.getProjectScope(project)) ?: emptyArray()
             })
         }