chore: address NPE while producing messages (#365) * chore: address NPE while producing messages address NPE while producing messages Signed-off-by: neeraj-laad <[email protected]> * chore: address NPE while producing messages address NPE while producing messages Resolves: #366 Signed-off-by: neeraj-laad <[email protected]> --------- Signed-off-by: neeraj-laad <[email protected]>