diff --git a/activemq-jms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/jms/server/impl/JMSServerManagerImpl.java b/activemq-jms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/jms/server/impl/JMSServerManagerImpl.java
index 020dd368a9..8edcde4330 100644
--- a/activemq-jms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/jms/server/impl/JMSServerManagerImpl.java
+++ b/activemq-jms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/jms/server/impl/JMSServerManagerImpl.java
@@ -593,11 +593,14 @@ public class JMSServerManagerImpl implements JMSServerManager, ActivateCallback
 
                ArrayList<String> bindingsToAdd = new ArrayList<String>();
 
-               for (String bindingsItem : bindings)
+               if (bindings != null)
                {
-                  if (bindToBindings(bindingsItem, destination))
+                  for (String bindingsItem : bindings)
                   {
-                     bindingsToAdd.add(bindingsItem);
+                     if (bindToBindings(bindingsItem, destination))
+                     {
+                        bindingsToAdd.add(bindingsItem);
+                     }
                   }
                }