Index: lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/QaLearningStarterAction.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/QaLearningStarterAction.java,v
diff -u -r1.86.2.2 -r1.86.2.3
--- lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/QaLearningStarterAction.java	12 Sep 2014 22:43:04 -0000	1.86.2.2
+++ lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/QaLearningStarterAction.java	17 Oct 2014 16:04:24 -0000	1.86.2.3
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@
 	Map<Integer, QaQuestionDTO> mapQuestions = new TreeMap<Integer, QaQuestionDTO>();
 
 	String httpSessionID = qaLearningForm.getHttpSessionID();
-	SessionMap<String, Object> sessionMap = (SessionMap<String, Object>) request.getSession().getAttribute(httpSessionID);
+	SessionMap<String, Object> sessionMap = httpSessionID == null ? null : (SessionMap<String, Object>) request
+		.getSession().getAttribute(httpSessionID);
 	if (sessionMap == null) {
 	    sessionMap = new SessionMap<String, Object>();
 	    Map mapSequentialAnswers = new HashMap();