diff --git a/appmgr/src/properties.rs b/appmgr/src/properties.rs
index da48633ae..cc1994a46 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/properties.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/properties.rs
@@ -29,18 +29,21 @@ pub async fn fetch_properties(ctx: RpcContext, id: PackageId) -> Result<Value, E
         .get(&mut db, true)
         .await?
         .to_owned();
-    manifest
-        .properties
-        .execute::<(), Value>(
-            &ctx,
-            &manifest.id,
-            &manifest.version,
-            None,
-            &manifest.volumes,
-            None,
-            false,
-        )
-        .await?
-        .map_err(|_| Error::new(anyhow!("Properties failure!"), crate::ErrorKind::Docker))
-        .and_then(|a| Ok(a))
+    if let Some(props) = manifest.properties {
+        props
+            .execute::<(), Value>(
+                &ctx,
+                &manifest.id,
+                &manifest.version,
+                None,
+                &manifest.volumes,
+                None,
+                false,
+            )
+            .await?
+            .map_err(|_| Error::new(anyhow!("Properties failure!"), crate::ErrorKind::Docker))
+            .and_then(|a| Ok(a))
+    } else {
+        Ok(Value::Null)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/appmgr/src/s9pk/manifest.rs b/appmgr/src/s9pk/manifest.rs
index 4f0ace292..d30c101cf 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/s9pk/manifest.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/s9pk/manifest.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub struct Manifest {
     #[model]
     pub config: Option<ConfigActions>,
     #[model]
-    pub properties: ActionImplementation,
+    pub properties: Option<ActionImplementation>,
     #[model]
     pub volumes: Volumes,
     // #[serde(default = "current_version")]