diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/repo/manager/service/sushilite/SushiliteServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/repo/manager/service/sushilite/SushiliteServiceImpl.java
index bd00c7c..d38c306 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/repo/manager/service/sushilite/SushiliteServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/repo/manager/service/sushilite/SushiliteServiceImpl.java
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ public class SushiliteServiceImpl implements SushiliteService {
         List<ReportItem> requestedItemList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         Customer customer = reportResponseWrapper.getReportResponse().getReportWrapper().getReport().getCustomer();
-        List<ReportItem> allReportItems = customer.getReportItems();
 
+        List<ReportItem> allReportItems = customer.getReportItems();
         if ( allReportItems != null ) {
             try {
                 int totalItems = allReportItems.size();
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ public class SushiliteServiceImpl implements SushiliteService {
                 logger.error("Exception on getReportResults - trying to cast strings to integers", e);
                 throw e;
             }
-        }
 
-        customer.setReportItems(requestedItemList); // Setting the reportItems to the "customer"-reference, updates the "reportResponseWrapper" object.
+            customer.setReportItems(requestedItemList); // Setting the reportItems to the "customer"-reference, updates the "reportResponseWrapper" object.
+        }
 
         return reportResponseWrapper;
     }