diff --git a/mustang/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDImporter.java b/mustang/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDImporter.java
index 7f1ea430..a233c3f7 100644
--- a/mustang/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDImporter.java
+++ b/mustang/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDImporter.java
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ public class ZUGFeRDImporter {
 			etn = names.getEmbeddedFiles();
 			Map<String, COSObjectable> efMap = etn.getNames();
 			// String filePath = "/tmp/";
-
+			if (efMap==null)  {
+				return;
+			}
 			for (String filename : efMap.keySet()) {
 				/**
 				 * currently (in the release candidate of version 1) only one