diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/create.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/create.ts
index f8f9aff9323a0..2150dc4076449 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/create.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/create.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export const createActionRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
 
+      if (!context.actions) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for actions' });
+      }
       const actionsClient = context.actions.getActionsClient();
       const action = req.body;
       const actionRes: ActionResult = await actionsClient.create({ action });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/delete.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/delete.ts
index d96523997ad34..8508137b97750 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/delete.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/delete.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export const deleteActionRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.actions) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for actions' });
+      }
       const actionsClient = context.actions.getActionsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       await actionsClient.delete({ id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/find.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/find.ts
index e791aff4fb598..71d4274980fcc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/find.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/find.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export const findActionRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =>
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.actions) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for actions' });
+      }
       const actionsClient = context.actions.getActionsClient();
       const query = req.query;
       const options: FindOptions['options'] = {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/get.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/get.ts
index 26aa74da5d36b..836f46bfe55fd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/get.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/get.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const getActionRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) => {
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.actions) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for actions' });
+      }
       const actionsClient = context.actions.getActionsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       return res.ok({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/list_action_types.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/list_action_types.test.ts
index 87cc4dfee5336..e983b8d1f2f84 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/list_action_types.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/list_action_types.test.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('listActionTypesRoute', () => {
       }
     `);
 
-    expect(context.actions.listTypes).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(context.actions!.listTypes).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
     expect(res.ok).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       body: listTypes,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/list_action_types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/list_action_types.ts
index 0b9791eedb39c..46f62e3a9c8bb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/list_action_types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/list_action_types.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export const listActionTypesRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.actions) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for actions' });
+      }
       return res.ok({
         body: context.actions.listTypes(),
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/update.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/update.ts
index 9c5f32e8b9119..315695382b2d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/update.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/routes/update.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ export const updateActionRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.actions) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for actions' });
+      }
       const actionsClient = context.actions.getActionsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       const { name, config, secrets } = req.body;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/types.ts
index 2358f499c9f98..635c0829e02c3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/types.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export interface Services {
 
 declare module 'src/core/server' {
   interface RequestHandlerContext {
-    actions: {
+    actions?: {
       getActionsClient: () => ActionsClient;
       listTypes: ActionTypeRegistry['list'];
     };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/create.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/create.ts
index 8d854e0df8467..af518499a9abb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/create.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/create.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export const createAlertRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =>
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
 
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const alert = req.body;
       const alertRes: Alert = await alertsClient.create({ data: alert });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/delete.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/delete.ts
index 0556ef3d66982..fc36cf91fdad2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/delete.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/delete.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const deleteAlertRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =>
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       await alertsClient.delete({ id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/disable.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/disable.ts
index 5c6d977e62c38..da6562fb82af1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/disable.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/disable.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const disableAlertRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       await alertsClient.disable({ id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/enable.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/enable.ts
index f75344ad85998..1b995b7eb79b3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/enable.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/enable.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const enableAlertRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =>
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       await alertsClient.enable({ id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/find.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/find.ts
index 16f53aa218895..efc5c3ea97183 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/find.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/find.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export const findAlertRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) => {
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const query = req.query;
       const options: FindOptions['options'] = {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/get.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/get.ts
index 407d80b0f87ab..3fa2040aabc1f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/get.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/get.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const getAlertRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) => {
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       return res.ok({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/get_alert_state.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/get_alert_state.ts
index b419889eea422..725b9139b2837 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/get_alert_state.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/get_alert_state.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const getAlertStateRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState)
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       const state = await alertsClient.getAlertState({ id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/list_alert_types.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/list_alert_types.test.ts
index 96ee8c5717453..723fd86fca8b5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/list_alert_types.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/list_alert_types.test.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('listAlertTypesRoute', () => {
       }
     `);
 
-    expect(context.alerting.listTypes).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(context.alerting!.listTypes).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
     expect(res.ok).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       body: listTypes,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/list_alert_types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/list_alert_types.ts
index e33bb9a010bf7..6e2b7ebb9014c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/list_alert_types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/list_alert_types.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export const listAlertTypesRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState)
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       return res.ok({
         body: context.alerting.listTypes(),
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/mute_all.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/mute_all.ts
index 796efd457f478..224c7e3bf7ea9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/mute_all.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/mute_all.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const muteAllAlertRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       await alertsClient.muteAll({ id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/mute_instance.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/mute_instance.ts
index bae7b00548a26..c0d9f01a99e23 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/mute_instance.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/mute_instance.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ export const muteAlertInstanceRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseSta
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { alertId, alertInstanceId } = req.params;
       await alertsClient.muteInstance({ alertId, alertInstanceId });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/unmute_all.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/unmute_all.ts
index 5483f691b5462..4ab009b5722a9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/unmute_all.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/unmute_all.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const unmuteAllAlertRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState)
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       await alertsClient.unmuteAll({ id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/unmute_instance.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/unmute_instance.ts
index fc24ea88ddb67..26439d47f430e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/unmute_instance.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/unmute_instance.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ export const unmuteAlertInstanceRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseS
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { alertId, alertInstanceId } = req.params;
       await alertsClient.unmuteInstance({ alertId, alertInstanceId });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/update.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/update.ts
index a402d13c5fbab..76b864a51aec6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/update.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/update.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export const updateAlertRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =>
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       const { name, actions, params, schedule, tags } = req.body;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/update_api_key.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/update_api_key.ts
index 0951b6c7b939e..3c8a7d911b158 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/update_api_key.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/routes/update_api_key.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const updateApiKeyRoute = (router: IRouter, licenseState: LicenseState) =
       res: KibanaResponseFactory
     ): Promise<IKibanaResponse<any>> {
       verifyApiAccess(licenseState);
+      if (!context.alerting) {
+        return res.badRequest({ body: 'RouteHandlerContext is not registered for alerting' });
+      }
       const alertsClient = context.alerting.getAlertsClient();
       const { id } = req.params;
       await alertsClient.updateApiKey({ id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/types.ts
index 90bc7996729a6..635cf0cbd1371 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/types.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export type SpaceIdToNamespaceFunction = (spaceId?: string) => string | undefine
 
 declare module 'src/core/server' {
   interface RequestHandlerContext {
-    alerting: {
+    alerting?: {
       getAlertsClient: () => AlertsClient;
       listTypes: AlertTypeRegistry['list'];
     };