1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/security-utils/src/main/java/com/yahoo/security/tls/TransportSecurityOptions.java b/security-utils/src/main/java/com/yahoo/security/tls/TransportSecurityOptions.java
index 65c87bee0b9..a8802b7f0d3 100644
--- a/security-utils/src/main/java/com/yahoo/security/tls/TransportSecurityOptions.java
+++ b/security-utils/src/main/java/com/yahoo/security/tls/TransportSecurityOptions.java
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ public class TransportSecurityOptions {
         return Optional.ofNullable(caCertificatesFile);
     }
 
-    public Optional<AuthorizedPeers> getAuthorizedPeers() {
-        return Optional.ofNullable(authorizedPeers);
-    }
+    public AuthorizedPeers getAuthorizedPeers() { return authorizedPeers; }
 
     public List<String> getAcceptedCiphers() { return acceptedCiphers; }
 
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ public class TransportSecurityOptions {
         private Path privateKeyFile;
         private Path certificatesFile;
         private Path caCertificatesFile;
-        private AuthorizedPeers authorizedPeers;
+        private AuthorizedPeers authorizedPeers = AuthorizedPeers.empty();
         private List<String> acceptedCiphers = new ArrayList<>();
         private boolean isHostnameValidationDisabled;
         private List<String> acceptedProtocols = new ArrayList<>();