diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/databook/server/DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/databook/server/DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl.java
index fc84bac..25262f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/databook/server/DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/databook/server/DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl.java
@@ -485,7 +485,12 @@ public final class DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl implements DatabookStore {
 			toReturn.setLinkDescription(columns.getColumnByName("LinkDescription").getStringValue());
 			toReturn.setLinkHost(columns.getColumnByName("LinkHost").getStringValue());
 			toReturn.setApplicationFeed(columns.getColumnByName("IsApplicationFeed").getBooleanValue());
-			toReturn.setMultiFileUpload(columns.getColumnByName("multiFileUpload").getBooleanValue());
+			boolean isMultiFileUpload = false;
+			try {
+				isMultiFileUpload = columns.getColumnByName("multiFileUpload").getBooleanValue();
+			}
+			catch (NullPointerException e) { }
+			toReturn.setMultiFileUpload(isMultiFileUpload);
 
 		} catch (ConnectionException e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();