diff --git a/http-service/src/main/java/net/runelite/http/service/cache/CacheService.java b/http-service/src/main/java/net/runelite/http/service/cache/CacheService.java
index 882e90c460..e0fca4ac21 100644
--- a/http-service/src/main/java/net/runelite/http/service/cache/CacheService.java
+++ b/http-service/src/main/java/net/runelite/http/service/cache/CacheService.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.security.InvalidKeyException;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import net.runelite.cache.ConfigType;
@@ -233,6 +234,11 @@ public class CacheService
 	public List<ItemDefinition> getItems() throws IOException
 	{
 		CacheEntry cache = findMostRecent();
+		if (cache == null)
+		{
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+
 		IndexEntry indexEntry = findIndexForCache(cache, IndexType.CONFIGS.getNumber());
 		ArchiveEntry archiveEntry = findArchiveForIndex(indexEntry, ConfigType.ITEM.getId());
 		ArchiveFiles archiveFiles = getArchiveFiles(archiveEntry);
diff --git a/http-service/src/main/java/net/runelite/http/service/item/ItemService.java b/http-service/src/main/java/net/runelite/http/service/item/ItemService.java
index 2da7a50028..32569b0517 100644
--- a/http-service/src/main/java/net/runelite/http/service/item/ItemService.java
+++ b/http-service/src/main/java/net/runelite/http/service/item/ItemService.java
@@ -489,10 +489,16 @@ public class ItemService
 	public void reloadItems() throws IOException
 	{
 		List<ItemDefinition> items = cacheService.getItems();
+		if (items.isEmpty())
+		{
+			log.warn("Failed to load any items from cache, item price updating will be disabled");
+		}
+
 		tradeableItems = items.stream()
 			.filter(item -> item.isTradeable)
 			.mapToInt(item -> item.id)
 			.toArray();
+
 		log.debug("Loaded {} tradeable items", tradeableItems.length);
 	}