diff --git a/test-framework/junit/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/junit/launcher/CustomLauncherInterceptor.java b/test-framework/junit/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/junit/launcher/CustomLauncherInterceptor.java
index 319c979717449..8b03396bb9eb4 100644
--- a/test-framework/junit/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/junit/launcher/CustomLauncherInterceptor.java
+++ b/test-framework/junit/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/junit/launcher/CustomLauncherInterceptor.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public void launcherDiscoveryFinished(LauncherDiscoveryRequest request) {
             // On the other hand, if the QuarkusTestExtension is registered by a service loader mechanism, it gets loaded after the discovery phase finishes,
             // so needs the TCCL to still be the facade classloader.
             // This compromise does mean you can't use the service loader mechanism to avoid having to use `@QuarkusTest` and also use Quarkus config in your own test extensions, but that combination is very unlikely.
-            if (!facadeLoader.isServiceLoaderMechanism()) {
+            if (facadeLoader != null && !facadeLoader.isServiceLoaderMechanism()) {
                 // Do not close the facade loader at this stage, because discovery finished may be called several times within a single run
                 // Ideally we would reset to what the TCCL was when we started discovery, but we can't,
                 // because the intercept method will have set something before the discovery start is triggered.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public void launcherDiscoveryFinished(LauncherDiscoveryRequest request) {
             if (orderer.isEmpty() || !(orderer.get()
                     .equals(DESIRED_CLASS_ORDERER.getName())
                     || orderer.get().equals(CONFIG_SETTING_DESIRED_CLASS_ORDERER.getName()))) {
-                if (facadeLoader.hasMultipleClassLoaders()) {
+                if (facadeLoader != null && facadeLoader.hasMultipleClassLoaders()) {
                     String message = getFailureMessageForJUnitMisconfiguration(orderer);
                     throw new IllegalStateException(message);
                 }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ private static String getFailureMessageForJUnitMisconfiguration(Optional<String>
         String message;
         if (orderer.isPresent()) {
             message = String.format(
-                    "%sTo set a test order while preserving the Quarkus required sorting, please set use the Quarkus configuration to set junit.quarkus.orderer.secondary-orderer=%s, and remove the junit-platform.properties (if any) from the classpath.",
+                    "%sTo set a test order while preserving the Quarkus required sorting, please use the Quarkus configuration to set junit.quarkus.orderer.secondary-orderer=%s, and remove the junit-platform.properties (if any) from the classpath.",
                     generalExplanation, orderer.get());
         } else {
             message = String.format(