diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/print/ReportEngine.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/print/ReportEngine.java
index 0685841841..73f7cc0f6f 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/print/ReportEngine.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/print/ReportEngine.java
@@ -1470,7 +1470,8 @@ queued-job-count = 0  (class javax.print.attribute.standard.QueuedJobCount)
 	throws Exception
 	{
 		Boolean [] colSuppressRepeats = m_layout == null || m_layout.colSuppressRepeats == null? LayoutEngine.getColSuppressRepeats(m_printFormat):m_layout.colSuppressRepeats;
-		PrintDataExcelExporter exp = new PrintDataExcelExporter(getPrintData(), getPrintFormat(), m_layout.getChildPrintFormatDetails(), colSuppressRepeats, m_query);
+		Map<MPrintFormatItem, PrintData> childFormats = m_layout != null ? m_layout.getChildPrintFormatDetails() : null;
+		PrintDataExcelExporter exp = new PrintDataExcelExporter(getPrintData(), getPrintFormat(), childFormats, colSuppressRepeats, m_query);
 		exp.export(outFile, language);
 	}