Index: lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/controller/LearningController.java
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diff -u -rdd99c1d583bd232580ad63be5cb0d1e93b1f53dc -r0064b9c51de455391610c9305c6f5a16c9ccc524
--- lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/controller/LearningController.java	(.../LearningController.java)	(revision dd99c1d583bd232580ad63be5cb0d1e93b1f53dc)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/controller/LearningController.java	(.../LearningController.java)	(revision 0064b9c51de455391610c9305c6f5a16c9ccc524)
@@ -705,6 +705,10 @@
     public void autoSaveAnswers(HttpServletRequest request)
 	    throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
 	SessionMap<String, Object> sessionMap = getSessionMap(request);
+	if (sessionMap == null) {
+	    log.warn("No sessionMap found in session for user: " + request.getRemoteUser());
+	    return;
+	}
 	int pageNumber = (Integer) sessionMap.get(AssessmentConstants.ATTR_PAGE_NUMBER);
 
 	//get user answers from request and store them into sessionMap