diff --git a/src/Refitter.Core/RefitterSettingsLoader.cs b/src/Refitter.Core/RefitterSettingsLoader.cs
index 4dfcc8ddc..f84c8e806 100644
--- a/src/Refitter.Core/RefitterSettingsLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Refitter.Core/RefitterSettingsLoader.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public static class RefitterSettingsLoader
     public static RefitGeneratorSettings Load(string json, string baseDirectory)
     {
         var settings = Serializer.Deserialize<RefitGeneratorSettings>(json);
+        if (settings is null)
+        {
+            throw new System.Text.Json.JsonException("Failed to deserialize settings: result was null");
+        }
         ResolveRelativeSpecPaths(settings, baseDirectory);
         return settings;
     }
@@ -49,6 +53,8 @@ public static void ResolveRelativeSpecPaths(RefitGeneratorSettings settings, str
             for (var i = 0; i < settings.OpenApiPaths.Length; i++)
             {
                 var path = settings.OpenApiPaths[i];
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
+                    continue;
                 if (!IsUrl(path) && !Path.IsPathRooted(path))
                 {
                     settings.OpenApiPaths[i] = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(baseDirectory, path));
diff --git a/src/Refitter/GenerateCommand.cs b/src/Refitter/GenerateCommand.cs
index 992acef99..1e0f3215e 100644
--- a/src/Refitter/GenerateCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Refitter/GenerateCommand.cs
@@ -77,14 +77,15 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(CommandContext context, Settings
                 version += " (local build)";
 
             // Header with branding
-            _reporter.ReportHeader(version);
+            if (!settings.NoBanner)
+                _reporter.ReportHeader(version);
 
             // Support information
-            var supportKey = settings.NoLogging
-                ? "Unavailable when logging is disabled"
-                : SupportInformation.GetSupportKey();
-
-            _reporter.ReportSupportKey(supportKey);
+            if (!settings.NoLogging)
+            {
+                var supportKey = SupportInformation.GetSupportKey();
+                _reporter.ReportSupportKey(supportKey);
+            }
 
             if (context.Arguments.Any(a => a.Equals("--version", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) ||
                 context.Arguments.Any(a => a.Equals("-v", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))