diff --git a/src/framework/ajv/index.ts b/src/framework/ajv/index.ts
index 695bc7a0..b5d753dc 100644
--- a/src/framework/ajv/index.ts
+++ b/src/framework/ajv/index.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function createAjv(
     });
   }
 
-  if (openApiSpec.components.schemas) {
+  if (openApiSpec.components?.schemas) {
     Object.entries(openApiSpec.components.schemas).forEach(
       ([id, schema]: any[]) => {
         ajv.addSchema(schema, `#/components/schemas/${id}`);
diff --git a/src/middlewares/openapi.request.validator.ts b/src/middlewares/openapi.request.validator.ts
index a411b71f..9260cddb 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/openapi.request.validator.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/openapi.request.validator.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class RequestValidator {
 
     const securityQueryParameter = this.getSecurityQueryParams(
       usedSecuritySchema,
-      this._apiDocs.components.securitySchemes,
+      this._apiDocs.components?.securitySchemes,
     );
 
     let requestBody = pathSchema.requestBody;
diff --git a/src/middlewares/openapi.security.ts b/src/middlewares/openapi.security.ts
index 0aae8086..9648ab7f 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/openapi.security.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/openapi.security.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ export function security(
       return next();
     }
 
-    const securitySchemes =
-      context.apiDoc.components && context.apiDoc.components.securitySchemes;
+    const securitySchemes = context.apiDoc.components?.securitySchemes;
 
     if (!securitySchemes) {
       const message = `security referenced at path ${path}, but not defined in 'components.securitySchemes'`;
diff --git a/test/resources/serialized.objects.yaml b/test/resources/serialized.objects.yaml
index 7cc235bd..83a0b6c4 100644
--- a/test/resources/serialized.objects.yaml
+++ b/test/resources/serialized.objects.yaml
@@ -69,5 +69,3 @@ paths:
             application/json:
               schema:
                 type: object
-
-components: {}