diff --git a/api-lib-core/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/apilib/common/command/OzgCloudCommand.java b/api-lib-core/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/apilib/common/command/OzgCloudCommand.java
index 8c00ddeb416a9eecf7610821d6dd8b4d730b9a54..be06e7620d89816680f6e8be9d8256fa30ebfdb2 100644
--- a/api-lib-core/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/apilib/common/command/OzgCloudCommand.java
+++ b/api-lib-core/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/apilib/common/command/OzgCloudCommand.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.ozgcloud.apilib.common.command;
 
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import de.ozgcloud.apilib.user.OzgCloudUserId;
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ public class OzgCloudCommand {
 	private OzgCloudUserId createdBy;
 	private OzgCloudCommandStatus status;
 
-	private Map<String, Object> bodyObject;
+	@Builder.Default
+	private Map<String, Object> bodyObject = Collections.emptyMap();
 	/**
 	 * @deprecated use {@link OzgCloudCommand#bodyObject}
 	 */