diff --git a/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/NMDbusConnector.java b/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/NMDbusConnector.java
index cf3a4fa1ad5..23a365abebb 100644
--- a/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/NMDbusConnector.java
+++ b/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/NMDbusConnector.java
@@ -449,10 +449,22 @@ private void handleModemManagerGPSSetup(Device device, Optional<Boolean> enableG
         Properties modemLocationProperties = this.dbusConnection.getRemoteObject(MM_BUS_NAME,
                 modemLocation.getObjectPath(), Properties.class);
 
-        Set<MMModemLocationSource> availableLocationSources = MMModemLocationSource
-                .toMMModemLocationSourceFromBitMask(modemLocationProperties.Get(MM_LOCATION_BUS_NAME, "Capabilities"));
-        Set<MMModemLocationSource> currentLocationSources = MMModemLocationSource
-                .toMMModemLocationSourceFromBitMask(modemLocationProperties.Get(MM_LOCATION_BUS_NAME, "Enabled"));
+        Set<MMModemLocationSource> availableLocationSources = EnumSet
+                .of(MMModemLocationSource.MM_MODEM_LOCATION_SOURCE_NONE);
+        Set<MMModemLocationSource> currentLocationSources = EnumSet
+                .of(MMModemLocationSource.MM_MODEM_LOCATION_SOURCE_NONE);
+
+        try {
+            availableLocationSources = MMModemLocationSource.toMMModemLocationSourceFromBitMask(
+                    modemLocationProperties.Get(MM_LOCATION_BUS_NAME, "Capabilities"));
+            currentLocationSources = MMModemLocationSource
+                    .toMMModemLocationSourceFromBitMask(modemLocationProperties.Get(MM_LOCATION_BUS_NAME, "Enabled"));
+        } catch (DBusExecutionException e) {
+            logger.warn("Cannot retrive Modem.Location capabilities for {}. Caused by: ",
+                    modemLocationProperties.getObjectPath(), e);
+            return;
+        }
+
         EnumSet<MMModemLocationSource> managedLocationSources = EnumSet.of(
                 MMModemLocationSource.MM_MODEM_LOCATION_SOURCE_GPS_RAW,
                 MMModemLocationSource.MM_MODEM_LOCATION_SOURCE_GPS_NMEA);
@@ -467,7 +479,10 @@ private void handleModemManagerGPSSetup(Device device, Optional<Boolean> enableG
 
         logger.debug("Modem location setup {} for modem {}", currentLocationSources, modemDevicePath.get());
 
-        modemLocation.Setup(MMModemLocationSource.toBitMaskFromMMModemLocationSource(currentLocationSources), false);
+        if (!currentLocationSources.contains(MMModemLocationSource.MM_MODEM_LOCATION_SOURCE_NONE)) {
+            modemLocation.Setup(MMModemLocationSource.toBitMaskFromMMModemLocationSource(currentLocationSources),
+                    false);
+        }
     }
 
     private String getDeviceId(Device device) throws DBusException {