diff --git a/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/migration/visitor/VisitorUtils.java b/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/migration/visitor/VisitorUtils.java
index ae2b7c903..969c302cc 100644
--- a/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/migration/visitor/VisitorUtils.java
+++ b/components/sbm-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/sbm/java/migration/visitor/VisitorUtils.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.openrewrite.java.JavaIsoVisitor;
 import org.openrewrite.java.JavaVisitor;
 import org.openrewrite.java.MethodMatcher;
+import org.openrewrite.java.tree.Expression;
 import org.openrewrite.java.tree.J;
 import org.openrewrite.java.tree.J.MethodDeclaration;
 import org.openrewrite.java.tree.J.MethodInvocation;
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ public static class AdjustTypesFromExpressionMarkers extends Recipe {
 
         @Override
         public String getDisplayName() {
-            return "Adjustt type based on marked expressions";
+            return "Adjust type based on marked expressions";
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -161,12 +162,15 @@ protected TreeVisitor<?, ExecutionContext> getVisitor() {
                 @Override
                 public Return visitReturn(Return _return, ExecutionContext p) {
                     Return r = super.visitReturn(_return, p);
-                    MarkReturnType marker = r.getExpression().getMarkers().findFirst(MarkReturnType.class).orElse(null);
-                    if (marker != null) {
-                        removeMarker(r.getExpression(), marker);
-                        MethodDeclaration method = getCursor().firstEnclosing(MethodDeclaration.class);
-                        if (method != null) {
-                            doAfterVisit(new ChangeMethodReturnTypeRecipe(m -> m.getId().equals(method.getId()), marker.getExpression(), marker.getImports()));
+                    Expression expression = r.getExpression();
+                    if (expression != null) {
+                        MarkReturnType marker = expression.getMarkers().findFirst(MarkReturnType.class).orElse(null);
+                        if (marker != null) {
+                            removeMarker(expression, marker);
+                            MethodDeclaration method = getCursor().firstEnclosing(MethodDeclaration.class);
+                            if (method != null) {
+                                doAfterVisit(new ChangeMethodReturnTypeRecipe(m -> m.getId().equals(method.getId()), marker.getExpression(), marker.getImports()));
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                     return r;