diff --git a/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/jaxrs/json/AccountJson.java b/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/jaxrs/json/AccountJson.java
index c6916fe..79fd1ec 100644
--- a/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/jaxrs/json/AccountJson.java
+++ b/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/jaxrs/json/AccountJson.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.killbill.billing.util.audit.AccountAuditLogs;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
import com.wordnik.swagger.annotations.ApiModelProperty;
public class AccountJson extends JsonBase {
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ public class AccountJson extends JsonBase {
@Override
public Currency getCurrency() {
- if (currency == null) {
+ if (Strings.emptyToNull(currency) == null) {
return null;
} else {
return Currency.valueOf(currency);