diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/api.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/api.mustache
index b6b5ce3d735..8066b67db3a 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/api.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/api.mustache
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ use {{invokerPackage}}\ObjectSerializer;
                     "[{$e->getCode()}] {$e->getMessage()}",
                     $e->getCode(),
                     $e->getResponse() ? $e->getResponse()->getHeaders() : null,
-                    $e->getResponse()->getBody()->getContents()
+                    $e->getResponse() ? $e->getResponse()->getBody()->getContents() : null
                 );
             }