diff --git a/redback-rbac/redback-rbac-role-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/role/DefaultRoleManager.java b/redback-rbac/redback-rbac-role-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/role/DefaultRoleManager.java
index 3f40c0a4..45f39de2 100644
--- a/redback-rbac/redback-rbac-role-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/role/DefaultRoleManager.java
+++ b/redback-rbac/redback-rbac-role-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/role/DefaultRoleManager.java
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ public class DefaultRoleManager
     {
 
         knownResources = new HashMap<String, ModelApplication>();
+        this.unblessedModel = new RedbackRoleModel();
         StopWatch stopWatch = new StopWatch();
         stopWatch.start();