diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/util/ClusterUtil.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/util/ClusterUtil.java
index 4b67335a5a..ccd8dd47ad 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/util/ClusterUtil.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/util/ClusterUtil.java
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public class ClusterUtil {
         .map(Config::entries)
         .flatMap(Collection::stream)
         .filter(entry -> entry.name().contains(CLUSTER_VERSION_PARAM_KEY))
-        .findFirst().orElseThrow().value();
+        .findFirst().map(ConfigEntry::value).orElse("1.0-UNKNOWN");
   }