diff --git a/nise/__init__.py b/nise/__init__.py
index bad76ba7..cdfadf8e 100644
--- a/nise/__init__.py
+++ b/nise/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "4.4.0"
+__version__ = "4.4.1"
 
 VERSION = __version__.split(".")
diff --git a/nise/generators/ocp/ocp_generator.py b/nise/generators/ocp/ocp_generator.py
index d1e975bb..d1403c84 100644
--- a/nise/generators/ocp/ocp_generator.py
+++ b/nise/generators/ocp/ocp_generator.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def _gen_pods(self, namespaces):
         for namespace, node in namespaces.items():
             namespace2pod[namespace] = []
             if node.get("namespaces"):
-                specified_pods = node.get("namespaces").get(namespace).get("pods")
+                specified_pods = node.get("namespaces").get(namespace).get("pods") or []
                 for specified_pod in specified_pods:
                     pod = specified_pod.get("pod_name", self.fake.word())
                     namespace2pod[namespace].append(pod)