diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gaul/s3proxy/azureblob/AzureBlobStore.java b/src/main/java/org/gaul/s3proxy/azureblob/AzureBlobStore.java
index 69d818b..ea7e4fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gaul/s3proxy/azureblob/AzureBlobStore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gaul/s3proxy/azureblob/AzureBlobStore.java
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ public final class AzureBlobStore extends BaseBlobStore {
     public ContainerAccess getContainerAccess(String container) {
         var client = blobServiceClient.getBlobContainerClient(container);
         try {
-            return client.getAccessPolicy().getBlobAccessType().equals(
+            var blobAccessType = client.getAccessPolicy().getBlobAccessType();
+            return blobAccessType != null && blobAccessType.equals(
                     PublicAccessType.CONTAINER) ?
                     ContainerAccess.PUBLIC_READ :
                     ContainerAccess.PRIVATE;