diff --git a/activemq-web/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/web/MessageServletSupport.java b/activemq-web/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/web/MessageServletSupport.java
index 8431b9ba18..a9a57f7b58 100644
--- a/activemq-web/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/web/MessageServletSupport.java
+++ b/activemq-web/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/web/MessageServletSupport.java
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ public abstract class MessageServletSupport extends HttpServlet {
         }
         if (value instanceof String[]) {
             String text = ((String[]) value)[0];
+            if (text == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
             return ActiveMQDestination.createDestination(text, ActiveMQDestination.QUEUE_TYPE);
         }
         return null;