Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/planner/PedagogicalPlannerAction.java
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diff -u -r269ec4924c418b8b95f8a4a92b25590257500929 -rfd29638b94298506859efad9b7d2e9511cef7033
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/planner/PedagogicalPlannerAction.java	(.../PedagogicalPlannerAction.java)	(revision 269ec4924c418b8b95f8a4a92b25590257500929)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/planner/PedagogicalPlannerAction.java	(.../PedagogicalPlannerAction.java)	(revision fd29638b94298506859efad9b7d2e9511cef7033)
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 	}
 	// create DTO for the whole design
 	Long nodeUid = WebUtil.readLongParam(request, CentralConstants.PARAM_UID, true);
-	PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNode node = getPedagogicalPlannerDAO().getByUid(nodeUid);
+	PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNode node = (nodeUid == null) ? null : getPedagogicalPlannerDAO().getByUid(nodeUid);
 
 	PedagogicalPlannerTemplateDTO planner = new PedagogicalPlannerTemplateDTO();
 	planner.setActivitySupportingPlannerCount(activitySupportingPlannerCount);