diff --git a/server/shared/configFetcher.go b/server/shared/configFetcher.go
index 433b578c7..216100a07 100644
--- a/server/shared/configFetcher.go
+++ b/server/shared/configFetcher.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (cf *configFetcher) Fetch(ctx context.Context) (files []*remote.FileMeta, e
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if cf.configExtension.IsConfigured() {
+		if cf.configExtension != nil && cf.configExtension.IsConfigured() {
 			fetchCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, configFetchTimeout)
 			defer cancel() // ok here as we only try http fetching once, returning on fail and success