diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/ims/qti21/ui/AssessmentTestDisplayController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/ims/qti21/ui/AssessmentTestDisplayController.java
index 2b7f8ea4742076914023dff839c2790637ab361c..b7e03b6f67eb95dcfbf2dc1fd927066f21d1aed8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/ims/qti21/ui/AssessmentTestDisplayController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/ims/qti21/ui/AssessmentTestDisplayController.java
@@ -862,6 +862,11 @@ public class AssessmentTestDisplayController extends BasicController implements
 	private void handleTemporaryResponse(UserRequest ureq, Map<Identifier, ResponseInput> stringResponseMap) {
 		NotificationRecorder notificationRecorder = new NotificationRecorder(NotificationLevel.INFO);
 		TestSessionState testSessionState = testSessionController.getTestSessionState();
+		TestPlanNodeKey currentItemKey = testSessionState.getCurrentItemKey();
+		if(currentItemKey == null) {
+			return;//
+		}
+		
 		final Date timestamp = ureq.getRequestTimestamp();
 		
 		final Map<Identifier, ResponseData> responseDataMap = new HashMap<>();
@@ -875,9 +880,7 @@ public class AssessmentTestDisplayController extends BasicController implements
             }
 		}
 		
-		TestPlanNodeKey currentItemKey = testSessionState.getCurrentItemKey();
 		ParentPartItemRefs parentParts = getParentSection(currentItemKey);
-
 		String assessmentItemIdentifier = currentItemKey.getIdentifier().toString();
 		AssessmentItemSession itemSession = qtiService
 				.getOrCreateAssessmentItemSession(candidateSession, parentParts, assessmentItemIdentifier);