1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/cert/PrettyPrintFormat.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/cert/PrettyPrintFormat.java
index fb97a5ccb..669200575 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/cert/PrettyPrintFormat.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/cert/PrettyPrintFormat.java
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ public class PrettyPrintFormat implements IPrettyPrintFormat {
 
     public String toHexString(byte[] in, int indentSize,
             int lineLen, String separator) {
+
+        if (in == null) return "";
+
         StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
         int hexCount = 0;
         char c[];