diff --git a/core/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/validation/DefaultValidationService.java b/core/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/validation/DefaultValidationService.java
index e6ec919c3dde7f7dc7dea7191b1a1d995122b20b..deb83638c8f8ffce735d10fae2a2719ace6bbdd8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/validation/DefaultValidationService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/validation/DefaultValidationService.java
@@ -355,13 +355,10 @@ public class DefaultValidationService implements ValidationService {
         }
 
         // https://docs.fitko.de/fit-connect/docs/receiving/verification/#r%C3%BCckkanal
-        final ReplyChannel submissionReplyChannel = metadata.getReplyChannel();
-        final ReplyChannel destinationReplyChannel = destination.getReplyChannels();
-
-        if (submissionReplyChannel != null) {
-            final List<Class<?>> submissionReplyChannelClass = getNonNullReplyChannelTypes(submissionReplyChannel);
-            final List<Class<?>> destinationReplyChannelClass = getNonNullReplyChannelTypes(destinationReplyChannel);
-            if (!new HashSet<>(destinationReplyChannelClass).containsAll(submissionReplyChannelClass)) {
+        if (metadata.getReplyChannel() != null && destination.getReplyChannels()!= null) {
+            final List<Class<?>> submissionReplyChannelClasses = getNonNullReplyChannelTypes(metadata.getReplyChannel());
+            final List<Class<?>> destinationReplyChannelClasses = getNonNullReplyChannelTypes(destination.getReplyChannels());
+            if (!new HashSet<>(destinationReplyChannelClasses).containsAll(submissionReplyChannelClasses)) {
                 return ValidationResult.problem(new UnsupportedReplyChannel());
             }
         }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/validation/DefaultValidationServiceTest.java b/core/src/test/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/validation/DefaultValidationServiceTest.java
index 8e7f0d145c38fe464b26963218843c488c316236..73747ecb89dce53368fd012199f8fdbe3ccb5701 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/validation/DefaultValidationServiceTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/validation/DefaultValidationServiceTest.java
@@ -669,6 +669,58 @@ class DefaultValidationServiceTest {
         assertThat(validationResult.getProblems().get(0), instanceOf(UnsupportedReplyChannel.class));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testDestinationWithNoReplyChannelAndSubmissionWithReplyChannel() {
+
+        // Given
+        final SubmissionSchema schema = new SubmissionSchema();
+        schema.setSchemaUri(URI.create("https://schema.fitko.de/fit-connect/metadata/1.0.0/metadata.schema.json"));
+        schema.setMimeType(MimeType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+
+        final Hash hash = new Hash();
+        hash.setContent(hashService.toHexString(hashService.createHash("someBogusContent".getBytes())));
+        hash.setSignatureType(SignatureType.SHA_512);
+
+        final Data data = new Data();
+        data.setSubmissionSchema(schema);
+        data.setHash(hash);
+
+        final ContentStructure contentStructure = new ContentStructure();
+        contentStructure.setAttachments(Collections.emptyList());
+        contentStructure.setData(data);
+
+        final var metadata = new Metadata();
+        metadata.setSchema(SchemaConfig.METADATA_V_1_0_0.toString());
+        metadata.setContentStructure(contentStructure);
+
+        final DestinationService destinationService = new DestinationService();
+        destinationService.setIdentifier("urn:de:fim:leika:leistung:99400048079000");
+        destinationService.setSubmissionSchemas(Set.of(schema));
+
+        final var destination = new Destination();
+        destination.setServices(Set.of(destinationService));
+
+        final ServiceType submissionServiceType = new ServiceType();
+        submissionServiceType.setIdentifier("urn:de:fim:leika:leistung:99400048079000");
+
+        final var submission = new Submission();
+        submission.setEncryptedMetadata("header.encryption_key.init_vector.ciphertext.metadataAuthTag");
+        submission.setServiceType(submissionServiceType);
+
+        final var authenticationTags = new AuthenticationTags();
+        authenticationTags.setMetadata("metadataAuthTag");
+
+        final ReplyChannel submissionReplyChannel = new ReplyChannel();
+        submissionReplyChannel.setEMail(new Email("test@mail.org", false, null));
+        metadata.setReplyChannel(submissionReplyChannel);
+
+        // When
+        final ValidationResult validationResult = underTest.validateMetadata(metadata, submission, destination, authenticationTags);
+
+        // Then
+        assertTrue(validationResult.isValid());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void validateMetadataWithoutSchemaAttributeButValidSchema() {
 
@@ -1415,11 +1467,10 @@ class DefaultValidationServiceTest {
         final var testing = new Environment();
         testing.setAllowInsecurePublicKey(allowInsecureKey);
         testing.setSkipSubmissionDataValidation(skipSubmissionDataValidation);
-        final var config = ApplicationConfig.builder()
+        return ApplicationConfig.builder()
                 .environments(Map.of(envName, testing))
                 .activeEnvironment(envName)
                 .build();
-        return config;
     }
 
 }
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