diff --git a/jnosql-mapping/jnosql-mapping-reflection/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jnosql/mapping/reflection/DefaultArrayFieldMetadata.java b/jnosql-mapping/jnosql-mapping-reflection/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jnosql/mapping/reflection/DefaultArrayFieldMetadata.java
index 3895c8df2..781699eb4 100644
--- a/jnosql-mapping/jnosql-mapping-reflection/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jnosql/mapping/reflection/DefaultArrayFieldMetadata.java
+++ b/jnosql-mapping/jnosql-mapping-reflection/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jnosql/mapping/reflection/DefaultArrayFieldMetadata.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ final class DefaultArrayFieldMetadata extends AbstractFieldMetadata implements A
 
     @Override
     public Object value(Value value) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(value, "value is required");
         if(value.get() instanceof Iterable) {
             return value.get(TYPE_SUPPLIER).toArray();
         } else {