diff --git a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datastoreserver/systemtests/DssComponentTest.java b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datastoreserver/systemtests/DssComponentTest.java
index 66d027a1b075e25252b9e0871dba44cb8b052d04..ca147ee18f1c8db8b26bcda2da3116db1ba209d4 100644
--- a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datastoreserver/systemtests/DssComponentTest.java
+++ b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datastoreserver/systemtests/DssComponentTest.java
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ public class DssComponentTest extends SystemTestCase
             // data
             // putCount++;
         } catch (AssertionError ex)
+        {
+            // ignore this
+        } catch (NullPointerException ex)
         {
             // ignore this
         }