diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/adempiere/util/ProcessUtil.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/adempiere/util/ProcessUtil.java
index 2da83f4d2c..180d3544f5 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/adempiere/util/ProcessUtil.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/adempiere/util/ProcessUtil.java
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public final class ProcessUtil {
 
 			msg = engine.eval(rule.getScript()).toString();
 			//transaction should rollback if there are error in process
-			if (msg.startsWith("@Error@"))
+			if (msg != null && msg.startsWith("@Error@"))
 				success = false;
 
 			//	Parse Variables
diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/process/SvrProcess.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/process/SvrProcess.java
index 2c9c00dffb..67ca51f844 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/process/SvrProcess.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/process/SvrProcess.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public abstract class SvrProcess implements ProcessCall
 		}
 		
 		//transaction should rollback if there are error in process
-		if(msg.startsWith("@Error@"))
+		if(msg != null && msg.startsWith("@Error@"))
 			success = false;
 
 		if (success)