diff --git a/src/plugins/srv6-am/test/test_srv6.py b/src/plugins/srv6-am/test/test_srv6.py
index b3e69724028..311366b65c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/srv6-am/test/test_srv6.py
+++ b/src/plugins/srv6-am/test/test_srv6.py
@@ -548,9 +548,18 @@ class TestSRv6(VppTestCase):
 
         # TODO: test behavior with SL=0 packet (needs 2*SRH?)
 
+        expected_count = len(pkts)
+
+        # packets without SRH (should not crash)
+        packet_header = self.create_packet_header_IPv6('a3::')
+        # create traffic stream pg0->pg1
+        pkts.extend(self.create_stream(self.pg0, self.pg1, packet_header,
+                                       self.pg_packet_sizes, count))
+
         # send packets and verify received packets
         self.send_and_verify_pkts(self.pg0, pkts, self.pg1,
-                                  self.compare_rx_tx_packet_End)
+                                  self.compare_rx_tx_packet_End,
+                                  expected_count=expected_count)
 
         # log the localsid counters
         self.logger.info(self.vapi.cli("show sr localsid"))
@@ -1825,13 +1834,16 @@ class TestSRv6(VppTestCase):
         self.logger.info("Done creating packets")
         return pkts
 
-    def send_and_verify_pkts(self, input, pkts, output, compare_func):
+    def send_and_verify_pkts(self, input, pkts, output, compare_func,
+                             expected_count=None):
         """Send packets and verify received packets using compare_func
 
         :param input: ingress interface of DUT
         :param pkts: list of packets to transmit
         :param output: egress interface of DUT
         :param compare_func: function to compare in and out packets
+        :param expected_count: expected number of captured packets (if
+               different than len(pkts))
         """
         # add traffic stream to input interface
         input.add_stream(pkts)
@@ -1845,7 +1857,7 @@ class TestSRv6(VppTestCase):
 
         # get output capture
         self.logger.info("Getting packet capture")
-        capture = output.get_capture()
+        capture = output.get_capture(expected_count=expected_count)
 
         # assert nothing was captured on input interface
         input.assert_nothing_captured()
@@ -2128,13 +2140,18 @@ class TestSRv6(VppTestCase):
                 self.logger.error(ppp("Unexpected or invalid packet:", packet))
                 raise
 
+        # FIXME: there is no need to check manually that all the packets
+        #        arrived (already done so by get_capture); checking here
+        #        prevents testing packets that are expected to be dropped, so
+        #        commenting this out for now
+
         # have all expected packets arrived?
-        for i in self.pg_interfaces:
-            remaining_packet = self.get_next_packet_info_for_interface2(
-                i.sw_if_index, dst_sw_if_index, last_info[i.sw_if_index])
-            self.assertTrue(remaining_packet is None,
-                            "Interface %s: Packet expected from interface %s "
-                            "didn't arrive" % (dst_if.name, i.name))
+        # for i in self.pg_interfaces:
+        #    remaining_packet = self.get_next_packet_info_for_interface2(
+        #        i.sw_if_index, dst_sw_if_index, last_info[i.sw_if_index])
+        #    self.assertTrue(remaining_packet is None,
+        #                    "Interface %s: Packet expected from interface %s "
+        #                    "didn't arrive" % (dst_if.name, i.name))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/vnet/srv6/sr_localsid.c b/src/vnet/srv6/sr_localsid.c
index ffd08ca1528..04565929a18 100755
--- a/src/vnet/srv6/sr_localsid.c
+++ b/src/vnet/srv6/sr_localsid.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ end_srh_processing (vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 {
   ip6_address_t *new_dst0;
 
-  if (PREDICT_TRUE (sr0->type == ROUTING_HEADER_TYPE_SR))
+  if (PREDICT_TRUE (sr0 && sr0->type == ROUTING_HEADER_TYPE_SR))
     {
       if (sr0->segments_left == 1 && psp)
 	{