diff --git a/pkg/protocols/http/request.go b/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
index 3deed7f1..0202f20e 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
@@ -488,6 +488,35 @@ var errStopExecution = errors.New("stop execution due to unresolved variables")
 
 // executeRequest executes the actual generated request and returns error if occurred
 func (request *Request) executeRequest(input *contextargs.Context, generatedRequest *generatedRequest, previousEvent output.InternalEvent, hasInteractMatchers bool, callback protocols.OutputEventCallback, requestCount int) error {
+	outputEvent := output.InternalEvent{}
+	var event *output.InternalWrappedEvent
+	// event should never be nil as per existing logic
+	defer func() {
+		if event == nil {
+			event := &output.InternalWrappedEvent{
+				InternalEvent: map[string]interface{}{
+					"template-id": request.options.TemplateID,
+					"host":        input.MetaInput.Input,
+				},
+			}
+			if request.CompiledOperators != nil && request.CompiledOperators.HasDSL() {
+				event.InternalEvent = outputEvent
+			}
+			callback(event)
+			return
+		}
+		if event.InternalEvent == nil {
+			event.InternalEvent = outputEvent
+		}
+		// make sure templateId is never nil
+		if event.InternalEvent["template-id"] == nil {
+			event.InternalEvent["template-id"] = request.options.TemplateID
+		}
+		if event.InternalEvent["host"] == nil {
+			event.InternalEvent["host"] = input.MetaInput.Input
+		}
+	}()
+
 	request.setCustomHeaders(generatedRequest)
 
 	// Try to evaluate any payloads before replacement
@@ -688,7 +717,7 @@ func (request *Request) executeRequest(input *contextargs.Context, generatedRequ
 		// In case of interactsh markers and request times out, still send
 		// a callback event so in case we receive an interaction, correlation is possible.
 		// Also, to log failed use-cases.
-		outputEvent := request.responseToDSLMap(&http.Response{}, input.MetaInput.Input, formedURL, convUtil.String(dumpedRequest), "", "", "", 0, generatedRequest.meta)
+		outputEvent = request.responseToDSLMap(&http.Response{}, input.MetaInput.Input, formedURL, convUtil.String(dumpedRequest), "", "", "", 0, generatedRequest.meta)
 		if i := strings.LastIndex(hostname, ":"); i != -1 {
 			hostname = hostname[:i]
 		}
@@ -698,12 +727,6 @@ func (request *Request) executeRequest(input *contextargs.Context, generatedRequ
 		} else {
 			outputEvent["ip"] = httpclientpool.Dialer.GetDialedIP(hostname)
 		}
-
-		event := &output.InternalWrappedEvent{}
-		if request.CompiledOperators != nil && request.CompiledOperators.HasDSL() {
-			event.InternalEvent = outputEvent
-		}
-		callback(event)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -775,7 +798,7 @@ func (request *Request) executeRequest(input *contextargs.Context, generatedRequ
 		}
 		finalEvent := make(output.InternalEvent)
 
-		outputEvent := request.responseToDSLMap(respChain.Response(), input.MetaInput.Input, matchedURL, convUtil.String(dumpedRequest), respChain.FullResponse().String(), respChain.Body().String(), respChain.Headers().String(), duration, generatedRequest.meta)
+		outputEvent = request.responseToDSLMap(respChain.Response(), input.MetaInput.Input, matchedURL, convUtil.String(dumpedRequest), respChain.FullResponse().String(), respChain.Body().String(), respChain.Headers().String(), duration, generatedRequest.meta)
 		// add response fields to template context and merge templatectx variables to output event
 		request.options.AddTemplateVars(input.MetaInput, request.Type(), request.ID, outputEvent)
 		if request.options.HasTemplateCtx(input.MetaInput) {
@@ -813,7 +836,7 @@ func (request *Request) executeRequest(input *contextargs.Context, generatedRequ
 		// prune signature internal values if any
 		request.pruneSignatureInternalValues(generatedRequest.meta)
 
-		event := eventcreator.CreateEventWithAdditionalOptions(request, generators.MergeMaps(generatedRequest.dynamicValues, finalEvent), request.options.Options.Debug || request.options.Options.DebugResponse, func(internalWrappedEvent *output.InternalWrappedEvent) {
+		event = eventcreator.CreateEventWithAdditionalOptions(request, generators.MergeMaps(generatedRequest.dynamicValues, finalEvent), request.options.Options.Debug || request.options.Options.DebugResponse, func(internalWrappedEvent *output.InternalWrappedEvent) {
 			internalWrappedEvent.OperatorsResult.PayloadValues = generatedRequest.meta
 		})
 		if hasInteractMatchers {
diff --git a/pkg/templates/cluster.go b/pkg/templates/cluster.go
index 80507563..e404a3d2 100644
--- a/pkg/templates/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/templates/cluster.go
@@ -252,6 +252,13 @@ func (e *ClusterExecuter) Execute(ctx *scan.ScanContext) (bool, error) {
 	previous := make(map[string]interface{})
 	dynamicValues := make(map[string]interface{})
 	err := e.requests.ExecuteWithResults(inputItem, dynamicValues, previous, func(event *output.InternalWrappedEvent) {
+		if event == nil {
+			// unlikely but just in case
+			return
+		}
+		if event.InternalEvent == nil {
+			event.InternalEvent = make(map[string]interface{})
+		}
 		for _, operator := range e.operators {
 			result, matched := operator.operator.Execute(event.InternalEvent, e.requests.Match, e.requests.Extract, e.options.Options.Debug || e.options.Options.DebugResponse)
 			event.InternalEvent["template-id"] = operator.templateID