diff --git a/app/services/proofing/result.rb b/app/services/proofing/result.rb
index 4f199c38a3a..4c2d85faada 100644
--- a/app/services/proofing/result.rb
+++ b/app/services/proofing/result.rb
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ def initialize(
       context: {},
       exception: nil,
       transaction_id: nil,
-      reference: nil
+      reference: nil,
+      response_body: nil
     )
       @errors = errors
       @context = context
       @exception = exception
       @transaction_id = transaction_id
       @reference = reference
+      @response_body = response_body
     end
 
     # rubocop:disable Style/OptionalArguments
diff --git a/spec/jobs/resolution_proofing_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/resolution_proofing_job_spec.rb
index ba00436c8d6..84a55950547 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/resolution_proofing_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/resolution_proofing_job_spec.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
   let(:state_id_proofer) do
     instance_double(Proofing::Aamva::Proofer, class: Proofing::Aamva::Proofer)
   end
+  let(:ddp_proofer) { Proofing::Mock::DdpMockClient.new }
   let(:trace_id) { SecureRandom.uuid }
   let(:user) { create(:user, :signed_up) }
   let(:threatmetrix_session_id) { SecureRandom.uuid }
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@
       before do
         allow(instance).to receive(:resolution_proofer).and_return(resolution_proofer)
         allow(instance).to receive(:state_id_proofer).and_return(state_id_proofer)
+        allow(instance).to receive(:lexisnexis_ddp_proofer).and_return(ddp_proofer)
         allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:lexisnexis_threatmetrix_enabled).
           and_return(true)
       end
@@ -292,6 +294,23 @@
           expect(proofing_component.threatmetrix).to equal(true)
           expect(proofing_component.threatmetrix_review_status).to eq('pass')
         end
+
+        context 'nil response body from ddp' do
+          let(:ddp_result) { Proofing::Result.new(response_body: nil) }
+
+          before do
+            expect(ddp_proofer).to receive(:proof).and_return(ddp_result)
+          end
+
+          it 'does not blow up' do
+            perform
+
+            result = document_capture_session.load_proofing_result[:result]
+
+            expect(result[:context][:stages][:threatmetrix][:response_body]).
+              to eq(error: 'TMx response body was empty')
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       context 'does not call state id with an unsuccessful response from the proofer' do