diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/user/components/datasetprofile/Field.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/user/components/datasetprofile/Field.java
index 98680bf0a..4950261c4 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/user/components/datasetprofile/Field.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/user/components/datasetprofile/Field.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public class Field implements Comparable, PropertiesModelBuilder, ViewStyleDefin
                 stringList.add(jsonArray.getJSONObject(i).toString());
             }
             this.value = stringList;
-        } catch (JSONException e) {
+        } catch (JSONException | NullPointerException e) {
             this.value = (String) properties.get(this.id);
         }
         this.multiplicityItems = new LinkedList<>();