diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/rulesupport/internal/CacheScriptExtension.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/rulesupport/internal/CacheScriptExtension.java
index f9358c42a34..d9c2f2d2c10 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/rulesupport/internal/CacheScriptExtension.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/rulesupport/internal/CacheScriptExtension.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public ValueCacheImpl(String scriptIdentifier) {
 
         @Override
         public Object get(String key, Supplier<Object> supplier) {
-            return Objects.requireNonNull(cache.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> supplier.get()));
+            return cache.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> supplier.get());
         }
 
         private Collection<Object> values() {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public Object get(String key, Supplier<Object> supplier) {
             cacheLock.lock();
             try {
                 rememberAccessToKey(key);
-                Object value = Objects.requireNonNull(sharedCache.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> supplier.get()));
+                Object value = sharedCache.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> supplier.get());
 
                 logger.trace("GET with supplier to cache from '{}': '{}' -> '{}'", scriptIdentifier, key, value);
                 return value;
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/rulesupport/shared/ValueCache.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/rulesupport/shared/ValueCache.java
index d736eb56353..a84a67374f7 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/rulesupport/shared/ValueCache.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/rulesupport/shared/ValueCache.java
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ public interface ValueCache {
      * Get a value from the cache or create a new key-value-pair from the given supplier
      *
      * @param key the key of the requested value
-     * @param supplier a supplier that returns a non-null value to be used if the key was not present
+     * @param supplier a supplier that returns a value to be used if the key was not present
      * @return the value associated with the key
      */
+    @Nullable
     Object get(String key, Supplier<Object> supplier);
 }