diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/search/service/indexer/repository/course/WikiCourseNodeIndexer.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/search/service/indexer/repository/course/WikiCourseNodeIndexer.java
index 9f99a4307a69ee719c1679fa7d704417800d67a5..09ce829146e32f552a9b37895abaabdcc24a85df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/search/service/indexer/repository/course/WikiCourseNodeIndexer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/search/service/indexer/repository/course/WikiCourseNodeIndexer.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class WikiCourseNodeIndexer extends FolderIndexer implements CourseNodeIn
 		String repoEntryName = "*name not available*";
     try {
   		RepositoryEntry repositoryEntry = courseNode.getReferencedRepositoryEntry();
+  		if(repositoryEntry == null) return;
   		repoEntryName = repositoryEntry.getDisplayname();
 			Wiki wiki = WikiManager.getInstance().getOrLoadWiki(courseNode.getReferencedRepositoryEntry().getOlatResource());
 			// loop over all wiki pages