diff --git a/Classes/Report/SiteHandlingStatus.php b/Classes/Report/SiteHandlingStatus.php
index 84fd95d98b..d22e05db9a 100644
--- a/Classes/Report/SiteHandlingStatus.php
+++ b/Classes/Report/SiteHandlingStatus.php
@@ -181,13 +181,19 @@ protected function fetchInvalidPartsOfUri(UriInterface $uri): string
         /* @var UrlHelper $solrUriHelper */
         $solrUriHelper = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(UrlHelper::class, $uri);
         try {
-            $solrUriHelper->getScheme();
+            $scheme = $solrUriHelper->getScheme();
+            if (empty($scheme)  ) {
+                $invalidParts .= 'scheme';
+            }
         } catch (\TypeError $error) {
             $invalidParts .= 'scheme';
         }
 
         try {
-            $solrUriHelper->getHost();
+            $host = $solrUriHelper->getHost();
+            if (empty($host)) {
+                $invalidParts .= ', host';
+            }
         } catch (\TypeError $error) {
             $invalidParts .= ', host';
         }
diff --git a/Classes/System/Url/UrlHelper.php b/Classes/System/Url/UrlHelper.php
index 6ace8e1217..a1f37dd75e 100644
--- a/Classes/System/Url/UrlHelper.php
+++ b/Classes/System/Url/UrlHelper.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public function setHost(string $host)
      */
     public function getHost(): string
     {
-        return $this->getUrlPart('host');
+        return $this->getUrlPart('host') ?? '';
     }
 
     /**
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function setPort(string $port)
      */
     public function getPort(): string
     {
-        return $this->getUrlPart('port');
+        return $this->getUrlPart('port') ?? '';
     }
 
     /**
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public function setScheme(string $scheme)
      */
     public function getScheme(): string
     {
-        return $this->getUrlPart('scheme');
+        return $this->getUrlPart('scheme') ?? '';
     }
 
     /**
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public function setPath($path)
      */
     public function getPath(): string
     {
-        return $this->getUrlPart('path');
+        return $this->getUrlPart('path') ?? '';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Tests/Unit/System/Url/UrlHelperTest.php b/Tests/Unit/System/Url/UrlHelperTest.php
index 44c97d20ed..13023ad388 100644
--- a/Tests/Unit/System/Url/UrlHelperTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Unit/System/Url/UrlHelperTest.php
@@ -161,4 +161,40 @@ public function testGetUnmodifiedUrl($uri)
         $urlHelper = new UrlHelper($uri);
         $this->assertSame($uri, $urlHelper->getUrl(), 'Could not get unmodified url');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function ifNoSchemeIsGivenGetSchemeReturnsAnEmptyString(): void
+    {
+        $urlHelper = new UrlHelper('www.google.de');
+        $this->assertSame('', $urlHelper->getScheme());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function ifNoPathIsGivenGetPathReturnsAnEmptyString(): void
+    {
+        $urlHelper = new UrlHelper('https://www.google.de');
+        $this->assertSame('', $urlHelper->getPath());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function ifNoPortIsGivenGetPortReturnsAnEmptyString(): void
+    {
+        $urlHelper = new UrlHelper('https://www.google.de');
+        $this->assertSame('', $urlHelper->getPort());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function ifNoHostIsGivenGetHostReturnsAnEmptyString(): void
+    {
+        $urlHelper = new UrlHelper('/my/path/to/a/site');
+        $this->assertSame('', $urlHelper->getHost());
+    }
 }
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