Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/ExportToolContentService.java
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diff -u -r20300acaeb6e01990805c66e6c943475b0dd8982 -ra77c850c67fa76d78b9687f2afca6d317c68dae7
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/ExportToolContentService.java	(.../ExportToolContentService.java)	(revision 20300acaeb6e01990805c66e6c943475b0dd8982)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/ExportToolContentService.java	(.../ExportToolContentService.java)	(revision a77c850c67fa76d78b9687f2afca6d317c68dae7)
@@ -1460,10 +1460,12 @@
 	baseDAO.insertOrUpdateAll(allCompetenceMappings);
 
 	// Process annotations (regions and labels)
-	for (LearningDesignAnnotation annotation : dto.getAnnotations()) {
-	    annotation.setUid(null);
-	    annotation.setLearningDesignId(ld.getLearningDesignId());
-	    baseDAO.insert(annotation);
+	if (dto.getAnnotations() != null) {
+	    for (LearningDesignAnnotation annotation : dto.getAnnotations()) {
+		annotation.setUid(null);
+		annotation.setLearningDesignId(ld.getLearningDesignId());
+		baseDAO.insert(annotation);
+	    }
 	}
 
 	return ld.getLearningDesignId();