diff --git a/http/http2_connection.hpp b/http/http2_connection.hpp
index d5f4481..3e0c394 100644
--- a/http/http2_connection.hpp
+++ b/http/http2_connection.hpp
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@
             }
         }
         crow::Request& thisReq = it->second.req;
+        thisReq.ioService = static_cast<decltype(thisReq.ioService)>(
+            &adaptor.get_executor().context());
         BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("Handling {} \"{}\"", logPtr(&thisReq),
                          thisReq.url().encoded_path());
 
diff --git a/include/image_upload.hpp b/include/image_upload.hpp
index ef615cb..8b3dc10 100644
--- a/include/image_upload.hpp
+++ b/include/image_upload.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
         asyncResp->res.result(boost::beast::http::status::service_unavailable);
         return;
     }
+    if (req.ioService == nullptr)
+    {
+        asyncResp->res.result(
+            boost::beast::http::status::internal_server_error);
+        return;
+    }
     // Make this const static so it survives outside this method
     static boost::asio::steady_timer timeout(*req.ioService,
                                              std::chrono::seconds(5));
diff --git a/redfish-core/lib/certificate_service.hpp b/redfish-core/lib/certificate_service.hpp
index 5dc4413..6fba827 100644
--- a/redfish-core/lib/certificate_service.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/lib/certificate_service.hpp
@@ -766,6 +766,12 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    if (req.ioService == nullptr)
+    {
+        messages::internalError(asyncResp->res);
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Make this static so it survives outside this method
     static boost::asio::steady_timer timeout(*req.ioService);
     timeout.expires_after(std::chrono::seconds(timeOut));
diff --git a/redfish-core/lib/update_service.hpp b/redfish-core/lib/update_service.hpp
index 9ef8311..8617071 100644
--- a/redfish-core/lib/update_service.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/lib/update_service.hpp
@@ -405,6 +405,12 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    if (req.ioService == nullptr)
+    {
+        messages::internalError(asyncResp->res);
+        return;
+    }
+
     fwAvailableTimer =
         std::make_unique<boost::asio::steady_timer>(*req.ioService);