Index: lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/service/QaServicePOJO.java
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diff -u -rdfa9fb05f0b01def0777c75db7afa78c998ef5c5 -r85343cf7557877441fe903443a51ae4be434e0ec
--- lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/service/QaServicePOJO.java	(.../QaServicePOJO.java)	(revision dfa9fb05f0b01def0777c75db7afa78c998ef5c5)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/service/QaServicePOJO.java	(.../QaServicePOJO.java)	(revision 85343cf7557877441fe903443a51ae4be434e0ec)
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@
 		    questionData.getInt(RestTags.DISPLAY_ORDER), 
 		    JsonUtil.opt(questionData,"feedback",(String)null), 
 		    JsonUtil.opt(questionData, "required", Boolean.FALSE),
-		    questionData.getInt("minWordsLimit"), qa );
+		    JsonUtil.opt(questionData,"minWordsLimit",0), qa );
 	    saveOrUpdateQuestion(question);
 	}