diff --git a/src/modules/connection/client.config.ts b/src/modules/connection/client.config.ts
index e9b7c78..3721f32 100644
--- a/src/modules/connection/client.config.ts
+++ b/src/modules/connection/client.config.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import {
 } from '@nestjs/microservices';
 import { ConnectionManager } from '@dadosfera/protospack-v2';
 
+const infactoryUrl = process.env.INFACTORY_URL ?? '';
 const isLocalConnection =
-  process.env.INFACTORY_URL.startsWith('in-factory:') ||
-  process.env.INFACTORY_URL.includes('0.0.0.0');
+  infactoryUrl.startsWith('in-factory:') || infactoryUrl.includes('0.0.0.0');
 
 export class ConnectionClientConfiguration {
   public name = 'ConnectionClientConfiguration';