diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/migration/SaasMigrationService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/migration/SaasMigrationService.java
index 3baf6e258..104f2b6d3 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/migration/SaasMigrationService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/migration/SaasMigrationService.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class SaasMigrationService implements TenantSyncService {
     private int addManualRedactionEntries(List<ManualRedactionEntry> manualRedactionEntriesToAdd) {
 
         manualRedactionEntriesToAdd.forEach(add -> {
-            if(add.getSection().length() > 254){
+            if(add.getSection() != null && add.getSection().length() > 254){
                 add.setSection(add.getSection().substring(0, 254));
             }
         });