Index: lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java
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diff -u -r7276ea4054a0e0a542c4845123b24ec0b5a1e195 -r9d224a0b8b713a8cdf888122ee257989be6a5e32
--- lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	(.../ScratchieServiceImpl.java)	(revision 7276ea4054a0e0a542c4845123b24ec0b5a1e195)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	(.../ScratchieServiceImpl.java)	(revision 9d224a0b8b713a8cdf888122ee257989be6a5e32)
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@
      * Currently removes only <div> tags.
      */
     private String removeHtmlMarkup(String string) {
-	return string.replaceAll("[<](/)?div[^>]*[>]", "");
+	return string == null ? null : string.replaceAll("[<](/)?div[^>]*[>]", "");
     }
 
     /**