diff --git a/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/build/impl/OpenRewriteMavenBuildFile.java b/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/build/impl/OpenRewriteMavenBuildFile.java
index 9178d5aed..fb05a94e5 100644
--- a/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/build/impl/OpenRewriteMavenBuildFile.java
+++ b/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/build/impl/OpenRewriteMavenBuildFile.java
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ public List<Dependency> getRequestedDependencies() {
                                 artifactId,
                                 d.getScope() != null ? Scope.fromName(d.getScope()) : null
                         );
+                        if (dependencies.isEmpty()) {
+                            // requested dependency from another module in this multi-module project won't be resolvable
+                            return d;
+                        }
                         ResolvedDependency resolvedDependency = dependencies.get(0);
                         d.setVersion(resolvedDependency.getVersion());
                         d.setClassifier(resolvedDependency.getClassifier());
diff --git a/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/impl/OpenRewriteMember.java b/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/impl/OpenRewriteMember.java
index cefa8a4c2..a05e3c789 100644
--- a/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/impl/OpenRewriteMember.java
+++ b/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/impl/OpenRewriteMember.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public Annotation getAnnotation(String annotation) {
                     } else if (type1.getClass().isAssignableFrom(JavaType.Class.class)) {
                         JavaType.Class type = (JavaType.Class) a.getType();
                         if (type == null) {
-                            String simpleName = ((J.Identifier) a.getAnnotationType()).getSimpleName();
+                            String simpleName = a.getSimpleName();
                             log.error("Could not get Type for annotation: '" + simpleName + "' while comparing with '" + annotation + "'.");
                             return false;
                         }
diff --git a/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/impl/OpenRewriteType.java b/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/impl/OpenRewriteType.java
index c88ed622f..7b5b63cf0 100644
--- a/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/impl/OpenRewriteType.java
+++ b/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/impl/OpenRewriteType.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ private List<J.Annotation> findORAnnotations(String annotation) {
                 .stream()
                 .filter(a -> {
                     Object typeObject = a.getAnnotationType().getType();
-                    String simpleName = ((J.Identifier) a.getAnnotationType()).getSimpleName();
+                    String simpleName = a.getSimpleName();
                     if (JavaType.Unknown.class.isInstance(typeObject)) {
                         log.warn("Could not resolve Type for annotation: '" + simpleName + "' while comparing with '" + annotation + "'.");
                         return false;
diff --git a/components/sbm-recipes-boot-upgrade/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/boot/upgrade_27_30/openrewrite/SecurityManagerUsagesFinder.java b/components/sbm-recipes-boot-upgrade/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/boot/upgrade_27_30/openrewrite/SecurityManagerUsagesFinder.java
index 63ac4b8e9..329048dbe 100644
--- a/components/sbm-recipes-boot-upgrade/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/boot/upgrade_27_30/openrewrite/SecurityManagerUsagesFinder.java
+++ b/components/sbm-recipes-boot-upgrade/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/boot/upgrade_27_30/openrewrite/SecurityManagerUsagesFinder.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public J.MethodInvocation visitMethodInvocation(J.MethodInvocation method, Execu
                 // find System.getSecurityManager()
 
                 J.MethodInvocation m = super.visitMethodInvocation(method, executionContext);
-                if("java.lang.System".equals(m.getMethodType().getDeclaringType().getFullyQualifiedName()) && "getSecurityManager".equals(m.getName().getSimpleName())) {
+                if(m.getMethodType() != null && "java.lang.System".equals(m.getMethodType().getDeclaringType().getFullyQualifiedName()) && "getSecurityManager".equals(m.getName().getSimpleName())) {
                     return m.withMarkers(m.getMarkers().addIfAbsent(new SearchResult(UUID.randomUUID(), "Indicator for usage for SecurityManager: calls to System.getSecurityManager()")));
                 }
                 return m;