diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/HttpLogManager.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/HttpLogManager.java
index e16a74b23..d3f39210e 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/HttpLogManager.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/HttpLogManager.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package io.ballerina.stdlib.http.api.logging;
 
+import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BArray;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BMap;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BString;
 import io.ballerina.stdlib.http.api.logging.accesslog.HttpAccessLogConfig;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 
 import static io.ballerina.stdlib.http.api.HttpConstants.HTTP_ACCESS_LOG;
 import static io.ballerina.stdlib.http.api.HttpConstants.HTTP_ACCESS_LOG_ENABLED;
+import static io.ballerina.stdlib.http.api.HttpConstants.HTTP_LOG_ATTRIBUTES;
 import static io.ballerina.stdlib.http.api.HttpConstants.HTTP_LOG_CONSOLE;
 import static io.ballerina.stdlib.http.api.HttpConstants.HTTP_LOG_FILE_PATH;
 import static io.ballerina.stdlib.http.api.HttpConstants.HTTP_LOG_FORMAT;
@@ -167,11 +169,18 @@ public void setHttpAccessLogHandler(BMap accessLogConfig) {
         }
 
         BString logFormat = accessLogConfig.getStringValue(HTTP_LOG_FORMAT);
-        if (!(logFormat.getValue().equals(HTTP_LOG_FORMAT_JSON) || logFormat.getValue().equals(HTTP_LOG_FORMAT_FLAT))) {
+        if (logFormat != null &&
+                !(logFormat.getValue().equals(HTTP_LOG_FORMAT_JSON) ||
+                        logFormat.getValue().equals(HTTP_LOG_FORMAT_FLAT))) {
             stdErr.println("WARNING: Unsupported log format '" + logFormat.getValue() +
                     "'. Defaulting to 'flat' format.");
         }
 
+        BArray logAttributes = accessLogConfig.getArrayValue(HTTP_LOG_ATTRIBUTES);
+        if (logAttributes != null && logAttributes.getLength() == 0) {
+            accessLogsEnabled = false;
+        }
+
         if (accessLogsEnabled) {
             System.setProperty(HTTP_ACCESS_LOG_ENABLED, "true");
             stdErr.println("ballerina: " + protocol + " access log enabled");
diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/accesslog/HttpAccessLogConfig.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/accesslog/HttpAccessLogConfig.java
index 5c02a38d6..d48d0f4c9 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/accesslog/HttpAccessLogConfig.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/accesslog/HttpAccessLogConfig.java
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ public void initializeHttpAccessLogConfig(BMap accessLogConfig) {
 
     public List<String> getCustomHeaders() {
         List<String> attributes = getAccessLogAttributes();
-        if (attributes == null) {
-            return Collections.emptyList();
-        }
 
         return attributes.stream()
                 .filter(attr -> attr.startsWith("http_") && !excludedAttributes.contains(attr))
@@ -85,6 +82,6 @@ public List<String> getAccessLogAttributes() {
                         .collect(Collectors.toList());
             }
         }
-        return null;
+        return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 }
diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/accesslog/HttpAccessLogger.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/accesslog/HttpAccessLogger.java
index b7ee0c5d5..468739fa0 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/accesslog/HttpAccessLogger.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/logging/accesslog/HttpAccessLogger.java
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ public static void log(HttpAccessLogMessage inboundMessage, List<HttpAccessLogMe
     private static String formatAccessLogMessage(HttpAccessLogMessage inboundMessage,
                                                 List<HttpAccessLogMessage> outboundMessages, HttpAccessLogFormat format,
                                                 List<String> attributes) {
+
+        Map<String, String> inboundMap = mapAccessLogMessage(inboundMessage, format, attributes);
         if (format == HttpAccessLogFormat.FLAT) {
-            Map<String, String> inboundMap = mapAccessLogMessage(inboundMessage, format, attributes);
             String inboundFormatted = inboundMap.values().stream()
                     .filter(Objects::nonNull)
                     .collect(Collectors.joining(" "));
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ private static String formatAccessLogMessage(HttpAccessLogMessage inboundMessage
                 return inboundFormatted;
             }
         } else {
-            Map<String, String> inboundMap = mapAccessLogMessage(inboundMessage, format, attributes);
             Gson gson = new Gson();
             JsonObject jsonObject = new JsonObject();
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ private static Map<String, String> mapAccessLogMessage(HttpAccessLogMessage http
         Map<String, String> attributeValues = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         allAttributes.forEach(attr -> attributeValues.put(attr, null));
 
-        if (attributes != null) {
+        if (!attributes.isEmpty()) {
             attributes.forEach(attr -> {
                 attributeValues.put(attr, formatAccessLogAttribute(httpAccessLogMessage, format, attr));
             });