diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/webFeed/ui/ItemsController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/webFeed/ui/ItemsController.java
index 3814693b6e1c0d007e2281610fd4e62c3c0c775b..bc223221f073268fd15671afd1cdc0a1a30ef4b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/webFeed/ui/ItemsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/webFeed/ui/ItemsController.java
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ public class ItemsController extends BasicController implements Activateable2 {
 							naviCtr.add(currentItem);
 							// ... and also to the helper
 							helper.addItem(currentItem);
-							if (feed.getItems().size() == 1) {
+							if (feed.getItems() != null && feed.getItems().size() == 1) {
 								// First item added, show feed url (for subscription)
 								fireEvent(ureq, ItemsController.FEED_INFO_IS_DIRTY_EVENT);
 								// Set the base URI of the feed for the current user. All users