diff --git a/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/JavaSootMethod.java b/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/JavaSootMethod.java
index 91adf47e72b..b9e84dc6b71 100644
--- a/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/JavaSootMethod.java
+++ b/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/JavaSootMethod.java
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ public boolean isStaticInitializer() {
 
   @Nonnull
   public Iterable<AnnotationUsage> getAnnotations(@Nonnull Optional<JavaView> view) {
-    annotations.forEach(e -> e.getAnnotation().getDefaultValues(view));
-
     resolveDefaultsForAnnotationTypes(view, annotations);
-
     return annotations;
   }
 
diff --git a/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/types/AnnotationType.java b/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/types/AnnotationType.java
index 632bfb2390f..5ead654fe9c 100644
--- a/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/types/AnnotationType.java
+++ b/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/types/AnnotationType.java
@@ -22,16 +22,12 @@
  * #L%
  */
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import sootup.core.IdentifierFactory;
 import sootup.core.model.SootMethod;
 import sootup.core.signatures.PackageName;
@@ -48,6 +44,8 @@
  */
 public class AnnotationType extends JavaClassType {
 
+  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AnnotationType.class);
+
   public void setInherited(boolean inherited) {
     isInherited = inherited;
   }
@@ -70,12 +68,9 @@ public Map<String, Object> getDefaultValues(@Nonnull Optional<JavaView> viewOpti
         JavaView jv = viewOptional.get();
 
         // meta annotations are not in the view
-        if (this.isMetaAnnotation()) {
-          return defaultValues;
-        }
-
         if (!jv.getClass(this).isPresent()) {
-          throw new RuntimeException("Class of annotation not in view");
+          log.error("Class of annotation " + this + "is not in current view.");
+          return defaultValues;
         }
 
         JavaSootClass jsc = jv.getClass(this).get();