diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/repository/ui/author/AuthorListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/repository/ui/author/AuthorListController.java
index 433f3792aa7577d93d766e4ec92f3f109b84dc9c..6740189508650565bec51103f6edcf9a31cc70a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/repository/ui/author/AuthorListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/repository/ui/author/AuthorListController.java
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ public class AuthorListController extends FormBasicController implements Activat
 	@Override
 	public String getRowCssClass(FlexiTableRendererType type, int pos) {
 		AuthoringEntryRow row = model.getObject(pos);
-		if(row.getAccess() == 0) {
+		if(row == null || row.getAccess() == 0) {
 			return "o_entry_deleted";
 		}
 		if(row.getRepositoryEntryStatus().isClosed()) {