diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/services/operations/authentication/AbstractAuthenticationService.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/services/operations/authentication/AbstractAuthenticationService.java
index 8d38301b7..e9f347342 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/services/operations/authentication/AbstractAuthenticationService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/services/operations/authentication/AbstractAuthenticationService.java
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractAuthenticationService implements AuthenticationSer
 					.where((builder, root) -> builder.and(builder.equal(root.get("provider"), profile.getProvider().getValue()), builder.equal(root.get("externalId"), profile.getId())))
 					.getSingleOrDefault());
 			userInfo = optionalCredential.map(Credential::getUserInfo).orElse(null);
-			if (userInfo.getUserStatus() == 1) {
-				userInfo = null;
+			if (userInfo != null) {
+				if (userInfo.getUserStatus() == 1) {
+					userInfo = null;
+				}
 			}
 		//}
 		if (userInfo == null) {