diff --git a/src/java/azkaban/scheduler/ScheduleManager.java b/src/java/azkaban/scheduler/ScheduleManager.java
index d1bbd6d..586bfab 100644
--- a/src/java/azkaban/scheduler/ScheduleManager.java
+++ b/src/java/azkaban/scheduler/ScheduleManager.java
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ public class ScheduleManager {
exflow.setProxyUsers(project.getProxyUsers());
ExecutionOptions flowOptions = runningSched.getExecutionOptions();
+ if(flowOptions == null) {
+ flowOptions = new ExecutionOptions();
+ }
exflow.setExecutionOptions(flowOptions);
try {