Index: lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/service/MCOutputFactory.java
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diff -u -r94fbfe93fdf6d692fd4f30810898d67570e908b9 -r6afc94420f7d7de30f01461b904f7a99a630fc37
--- lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/service/MCOutputFactory.java	(.../MCOutputFactory.java)	(revision 94fbfe93fdf6d692fd4f30810898d67570e908b9)
+++ lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/service/MCOutputFactory.java	(.../MCOutputFactory.java)	(revision 6afc94420f7d7de30f01461b904f7a99a630fc37)
@@ -115,7 +115,12 @@
 	 * Will always return a ToolOutput object.
 	 */
 	private ToolOutput getLearnerMark(McQueUsr queUser) {
-		Long mark = queUser != null ? queUser.getLastAttemptTotalMark() : new Long(0);
+		Long mark;
+		if (queUser != null && queUser.getLastAttemptTotalMark() != null) {
+			mark = queUser.getLastAttemptTotalMark().longValue();
+		} else {
+			mark = new Long(0);
+		}
 		return new ToolOutput(MCOutputFactory.OUTPUT_NAME_LEARNER_MARK, 
 				getI18NText(MCOutputFactory.OUTPUT_NAME_LEARNER_MARK, true), mark);
 	}