1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/dbs/KeyStateMapper.java b/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/dbs/KeyStateMapper.java
index afb88bf66..02b49b1c8 100644
--- a/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/dbs/KeyStateMapper.java
+++ b/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/dbs/KeyStateMapper.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Vector;
 import netscape.ldap.LDAPAttribute;
 import netscape.ldap.LDAPAttributeSet;
 
+import com.netscape.certsrv.apps.CMS;
 import com.netscape.certsrv.base.EBaseException;
 import com.netscape.certsrv.dbs.IDBAttrMapper;
 import com.netscape.certsrv.dbs.IDBObj;
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ public class KeyStateMapper implements IDBAttrMapper {
     public void mapObjectToLDAPAttributeSet(IDBObj parent,
             String name, Object obj, LDAPAttributeSet attrs)
             throws EBaseException {
+        if (obj == null) {
+            throw new EBaseException(CMS.getUserMessage("CMS_DBS_SERIALIZE_FAILED", name));
+        }
         attrs.add(new LDAPAttribute(mLdapName,
                 ((KeyState) obj).toString()));
     }