diff --git a/codegen/smithy-aws-typescript-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/typescript/codegen/AwsPackageFixturesGeneratorIntegration.java b/codegen/smithy-aws-typescript-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/typescript/codegen/AwsPackageFixturesGeneratorIntegration.java
index 27cc4b30361c..52bcf1a606e2 100644
--- a/codegen/smithy-aws-typescript-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/typescript/codegen/AwsPackageFixturesGeneratorIntegration.java
+++ b/codegen/smithy-aws-typescript-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/typescript/codegen/AwsPackageFixturesGeneratorIntegration.java
@@ -106,10 +106,14 @@ private void writeAdditionalFiles(
             OperationShape sampleOperation =
                 getPreferredExampleOperation(topDownIndex.getContainedOperations(service), model);
 
-            String operationName = sampleOperation.getId().getName(service);
+            String operationName =
+                sampleOperation == null
+                ? "Example"
+                : sampleOperation.getId().getName(service);
+
             resource = resource.replaceAll(Pattern.quote("${commandName}"), operationName);
             resource = resource.replaceAll(Pattern.quote("${operationName}"),
-                    operationName.substring(0, 1).toLowerCase() + operationName.substring(1));
+                operationName.substring(0, 1).toLowerCase() + operationName.substring(1));
 
             writer.write(resource.replaceAll(Pattern.quote("$"), Matcher.quoteReplacement("$$")));
             writeOperationList(writer, model, settings);