diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/BrowseBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/BrowseBean.java
index 1510935c6..c2a58f6cf 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/BrowseBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/BrowseBean.java
@@ -249,9 +249,12 @@ public class BrowseBean implements IContextListener
     */
    public void setDocument(Node document)
    {
-      for (NodeEventListener listener : getNodeEventListeners())
+      if (document != null)
       {
-         listener.created(document, document.getType());
+         for (NodeEventListener listener : getNodeEventListeners())
+         {
+            listener.created(document, document.getType());
+         }
       }
       this.document = document;
    }