diff --git a/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/TemplateUtils.java b/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/TemplateUtils.java
index 83280519f..6dc8215de 100644
--- a/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/TemplateUtils.java
+++ b/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/TemplateUtils.java
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ protected Path downloadArtifactToTmpFile(BakeManifestEnvironment env, Artifact a
 
     Response response = retrySupport.retry(() -> clouddriverService.fetchArtifact(artifact), 5, 1000, true);
 
-    InputStream inputStream = response.getBody().in();
-    IOUtils.copy(inputStream, outputStream);
-    inputStream.close();
+    if (response.getBody() != null) {
+      InputStream inputStream = response.getBody().in();
+      IOUtils.copy(inputStream, outputStream);
+      inputStream.close();
+    }
     outputStream.close();
 
     return path;