diff --git a/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/SnowflakeUtil.java b/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/SnowflakeUtil.java
index b199f7626..627366163 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/SnowflakeUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/SnowflakeUtil.java
@@ -611,10 +611,11 @@ public static HttpClientSettingsKey convertProxyPropertiesToHttpClientKey(
         String nonProxyHosts = info.getProperty(SFSessionProperty.NON_PROXY_HOSTS.getPropertyKey());
         String proxyProtocol = info.getProperty(SFSessionProperty.PROXY_PROTOCOL.getPropertyKey());
         Boolean gzipDisabled =
-            (info.getProperty(SFSessionProperty.GZIP_DISABLED.getPropertyKey()).isEmpty()
+            (!info.containsKey(SFSessionProperty.GZIP_DISABLED.getPropertyKey())
+                    || info.getProperty(SFSessionProperty.GZIP_DISABLED.getPropertyKey()).isEmpty())
                 ? false
                 : Boolean.valueOf(
-                    info.getProperty(SFSessionProperty.GZIP_DISABLED.getPropertyKey())));
+                    info.getProperty(SFSessionProperty.GZIP_DISABLED.getPropertyKey()));
         // Check for any user agent suffix
         String userAgentSuffix = "";
         if (info.containsKey(SFSessionProperty.USER_AGENT_SUFFIX)) {