1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/dbs/KeyRepository.java b/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/dbs/KeyRepository.java
index fb3b9b24a..556cab9f5 100644
--- a/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/dbs/KeyRepository.java
+++ b/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/dbs/KeyRepository.java
@@ -515,7 +515,10 @@ public class KeyRepository extends Repository implements IKeyRepository {
                 (KeyRecordList) findKeyRecordsInList(ldapfilter, attrs, serial_upper_bound.toString(10), "serialno",
                         5 * -1);
 
-        int size = recList.getSize();
+        int size = -1;
+        if (recList != null) {
+            size = recList.getSize();
+        }
 
         CMS.debug("KeyRepository: getLastSerialNumberInRange: recList size " + size);