diff --git a/apps/netmonitor/java/src/net/i2p/netmonitor/PeerSummaryReader.java b/apps/netmonitor/java/src/net/i2p/netmonitor/PeerSummaryReader.java
index d1cf2042a7..1a132cf911 100644
--- a/apps/netmonitor/java/src/net/i2p/netmonitor/PeerSummaryReader.java
+++ b/apps/netmonitor/java/src/net/i2p/netmonitor/PeerSummaryReader.java
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ class PeerSummaryReader {
             }
         }
         
+        if (summary == null)
+            return;
         summary.coallesceData(monitor.getSummaryDurationHours() * 60*60*1000);
         monitor.addSummary(summary);
     }