diff --git a/pkg/executor/client/client.go b/pkg/executor/client/client.go
index de363b88..4d32b261 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/client/client.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (c *Client) service() {
 }
 
 // TapService sends a TapServiceRequest over the request channel.
-func (c *Client) TapService(fnMeta metav1.ObjectMeta, executorType fv1.ExecutorType, serviceURL *url.URL) {
+func (c *Client) TapService(fnMeta metav1.ObjectMeta, executorType fv1.ExecutorType, serviceURL url.URL) {
 	c.requestChan <- TapServiceRequest{
 		FnMetadata: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:            fnMeta.Name,
diff --git a/pkg/router/functionHandler.go b/pkg/router/functionHandler.go
index b6f6340a..97923d55 100644
--- a/pkg/router/functionHandler.go
+++ b/pkg/router/functionHandler.go
@@ -455,10 +455,10 @@ func (roundTripper *RetryingRoundTripper) closeContext() {
 }
 
 func (fh *functionHandler) tapService(fn *fv1.Function, serviceURL *url.URL) {
-	if fh.executor == nil {
+	if fh.executor == nil || serviceURL == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	fh.executor.TapService(fn.ObjectMeta, fn.Spec.InvokeStrategy.ExecutionStrategy.ExecutorType, serviceURL)
+	fh.executor.TapService(fn.ObjectMeta, fn.Spec.InvokeStrategy.ExecutionStrategy.ExecutorType, *serviceURL)
 }
 
 func (fh functionHandler) handler(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {