diff --git a/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/template/translation/DefaultTranslatorBase.java b/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/template/translation/DefaultTranslatorBase.java
index 71c87fc..2b3f62e 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/template/translation/DefaultTranslatorBase.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/template/translation/DefaultTranslatorBase.java
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ public abstract class DefaultTranslatorBase implements Translator {
private ResourceBundle getBundleFromPropertiesFile(final String propertiesFileName) {
try {
final InputStream inputStream = UriAccessor.accessUri(propertiesFileName);
- return new PropertyResourceBundle(inputStream);
+ if (inputStream == null) {
+ return null;
+ } else {
+ return new PropertyResourceBundle(inputStream);
+ }
} catch (MissingResourceException mrex) {
return null;
} catch (URISyntaxException e) {