diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/RealmsResource.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/RealmsResource.java
index ae743f3..f80234d 100755
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/RealmsResource.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/RealmsResource.java
@@ -98,9 +98,14 @@ public class RealmsResource {
final @PathParam("protocol") String protocol) {
RealmModel realm = init(name);
+ LoginProtocolFactory factory = (LoginProtocolFactory)session.getKeycloakSessionFactory().getProviderFactory(LoginProtocol.class, protocol);
+ if(factory == null){
+ logger.debugv("protocol %s not found", protocol);
+ throw new NotFoundException("Protocol not found");
+ }
+
EventBuilder event = new EventBuilder(realm, session, clientConnection);
- LoginProtocolFactory factory = (LoginProtocolFactory)session.getKeycloakSessionFactory().getProviderFactory(LoginProtocol.class, protocol);
Object endpoint = factory.createProtocolEndpoint(realm, event);
ResteasyProviderFactory.getInstance().injectProperties(endpoint);