Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/dto/UserDTO.java
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diff -u -ra1a698605f9903c5211c6726c2b5ad034e5f78b2 -r62110bf4a5bc2ec44fa14e3b111a9821366b65f5
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/dto/UserDTO.java	(.../UserDTO.java)	(revision a1a698605f9903c5211c6726c2b5ad034e5f78b2)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/dto/UserDTO.java	(.../UserDTO.java)	(revision 62110bf4a5bc2ec44fa14e3b111a9821366b65f5)
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
 	this.email = email;
 	this.theme = htmlTheme;
 	this.timeZone = timezone;
-	this.timeZoneOffsetSeconds = ZoneId.of(timeZone.getID()).getRules().getOffset(Instant.now()).getTotalSeconds();
+	this.timeZoneOffsetSeconds = timeZone == null ? 0
+		: ZoneId.of(timeZone.getID()).getRules().getOffset(Instant.now()).getTotalSeconds();
 	this.authenticationMethodId = authenticationMethodId;
 	this.fckLanguageMapping = fckLanguageMapping;
 	this.firstLogin = firstLogin;