#4725

diff --git a/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.store/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/ui/section/name/TypeDesignationSection.java b/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.store/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/ui/section/name/TypeDesignationSection.java
index 7d280ec9598d9dd4502f8cecb86fe888089916df..d48891aa44c43070eb1a4ad766829937f3d7695f 100644 (file)
--- a/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.store/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/ui/section/name/TypeDesignationSection.java
+++ b/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.store/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/ui/section/name/TypeDesignationSection.java
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public class TypeDesignationSection extends AbstractEntityCollectionSection<Taxo
        /** {@inheritDoc} */
        @Override
        public Collection<TypeDesignationBase> getCollection(TaxonNameBase entity) {
        /** {@inheritDoc} */
        @Override
        public Collection<TypeDesignationBase> getCollection(TaxonNameBase entity) {

+               if (entity == null){
+                       return null;
+               }

                return entity.getTypeDesignations();
        }
 
                return entity.getTypeDesignations();
        }