Index: lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/action/MonitoringAction.java
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diff -u -r73c97175db5b435f2fcb4be931dbd27bfeed1cfe -r77837e4aaa3ddd393e7744bc2f9e32824739cfbb
--- lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/action/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision 73c97175db5b435f2fcb4be931dbd27bfeed1cfe)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/action/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision 77837e4aaa3ddd393e7744bc2f9e32824739cfbb)
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
      * @return
      */
     private String removeHTMLTags(String string) {
-	return string.replaceAll("\\<.*?>", "").replaceAll("&nbsp;", " ");
+	return (string == null) ? "" : string.replaceAll("\\<.*?>", "").replaceAll("&nbsp;", " ");
     }
 
 }