diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/controller/DossierAttributesController.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/controller/DossierAttributesController.java
index b43c3f671..330a629a3 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/controller/DossierAttributesController.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/controller/DossierAttributesController.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class DossierAttributesController implements DossierAttributesResource {
         }
 
         DossierAttributeType type = typeById.get(dossierAttribute.getDossierAttributeConfigId());
-        if(type.equals(DossierAttributeType.IMAGE) && !(dossierAttribute.getValue().startsWith("data:image/png;base64") || dossierAttribute.getValue().startsWith("data:image/jpg;base64") || dossierAttribute.getValue().startsWith("data:image/jpeg;base64"))){
+        if(type.equals(DossierAttributeType.IMAGE) && dossierAttribute.getValue() != null && !(dossierAttribute.getValue().startsWith("data:image/png;base64") || dossierAttribute.getValue().startsWith("data:image/jpg;base64") || dossierAttribute.getValue().startsWith("data:image/jpeg;base64"))){
             throw new BadRequestException("Only png, jpg and jpeg files are allowed for image dossier attributes");
         }
     }