diff --git a/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/toml/model/DependencyMetadata.java b/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/toml/model/DependencyMetadata.java
index 32612f7ce250..57331dac1b7c 100644
--- a/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/toml/model/DependencyMetadata.java
+++ b/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/toml/model/DependencyMetadata.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 /**
  * Defines dependency object fields. The same object will be used to define patches.
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ public void setVersion(String version) {
      * @return location of the dependency
      */
     @Nullable
-    public Path getPath() {
+    public Optional<Path> getPath() {
         if (PathUtils.getPath(this.path) == null) {
-            return null;
+            return Optional.empty();
         }
-        return Paths.get(PathUtils.getPath(this.path));
+        return Optional.of(Paths.get(PathUtils.getPath(this.path)));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/main/java/org/wso2/ballerinalang/compiler/packaging/repo/PathBalaRepo.java b/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/main/java/org/wso2/ballerinalang/compiler/packaging/repo/PathBalaRepo.java
index 71aa4b38f547..519ef93402ae 100644
--- a/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/main/java/org/wso2/ballerinalang/compiler/packaging/repo/PathBalaRepo.java
+++ b/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/main/java/org/wso2/ballerinalang/compiler/packaging/repo/PathBalaRepo.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public Patten calculate(PackageID moduleID) {
                 this.manifest.getDependencies().stream()
                         .filter(dep -> dep.getOrgName().equals(moduleID.orgName.value) &&
                                        dep.getModuleName().equals(moduleID.name.value) &&
-                                       null != dep.getMetadata().getPath())
+                                dep.getMetadata().getPath().isPresent())
                         .findFirst();
         
         // if dependency is not found in toml
@@ -76,18 +76,18 @@ public Patten calculate(PackageID moduleID) {
         }
         
         Dependency dep = tomlDependency.get();
-        Path balaPath = dep.getMetadata().getPath();
+        Path balaPath = dep.getMetadata().getPath().orElseThrow();
         
         // if bala file does not exists
         if (Files.notExists(balaPath)) {
             throw new BLangCompilerException("bala file for dependency [" + dep.getModuleID() + "] does not exists: " +
-                                             dep.getMetadata().getPath().toAbsolutePath().normalize());
+                                             dep.getMetadata().getPath().orElseThrow().toAbsolutePath().normalize());
         }
     
         // if bala file is not a file
         if (!Files.isRegularFile(balaPath)) {
             throw new BLangCompilerException("bala file for dependency [" + dep.getModuleID() + "] is not a file: " +
-                                             dep.getMetadata().getPath().toAbsolutePath().normalize());
+                                             dep.getMetadata().getPath().orElseThrow().toAbsolutePath().normalize());
         }
         
         // update version of the dependency from the current(root) project
diff --git a/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/toml/ManifestProcessorTest.java b/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/toml/ManifestProcessorTest.java
index 830636860cb5..1fc861f46319 100644
--- a/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/toml/ManifestProcessorTest.java
+++ b/compiler/ballerina-lang/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/toml/ManifestProcessorTest.java
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ public void testSingleDependencies() throws TomlException, IOException {
                 "string-utils = {path = '" + balaPath + "', version = \"1.1.5\"} \n");
         Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getModuleID(), "string-utils");
         Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getVersion(), "1.1.5");
-        Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getPath().toString(), balaPath.toString());
+        Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getPath().orElseThrow().toString(),
+                balaPath.toString());
         
         Files.delete(balaPath);
         Files.delete(tmpDir);
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ public void testDependenciesIrregularPath() throws TomlException, IOException {
 
         Manifest manifest = ManifestProcessor.parseTomlContentFromString(this.validProjectBlock + "[dependencies] \n " +
                 "string-utils = {path = '" + balaPath + "', version = \"1.1.5\"} \n");
-        Path manifestPath = manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getPath();
+        Path manifestPath = manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getPath().orElseThrow();
         if (manifestPath.toString().contains("\\")) {
             manifestPath = Paths.get(manifestPath.toString().replace("\\", "/"));
         } else {
@@ -201,7 +202,8 @@ public void testMultipleDependencies() throws TomlException, IOException {
         Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getVersion(), "1.0.5");
         Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(1).getModuleID(), "jquery");
         Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(1).getMetadata().getVersion(), "2.2.3");
-        Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getPath().toString(), balaPath.toString());
+        Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getPath().orElseThrow().toString(),
+                balaPath.toString());
 
         Files.delete(balaPath);
         Files.delete(tmpDir);
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ public void testDependencyWithWindowsAbsolutePath() throws TomlException, IOExce
             Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getVersion(), "1.0.5");
             Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(1).getModuleID(), "jquery");
             Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(1).getMetadata().getVersion(), "2.2.3");
-            Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getPath().toString(),
+            Assert.assertEquals(manifest.getDependencies().get(0).getMetadata().getPath().orElseThrow().toString(),
                     balaPath.toString());
 
             Files.delete(balaPath);