diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/BitBucketMultibranchTrigger.java b/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/BitBucketMultibranchTrigger.java
index ddaf045..c1c8c5a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/BitBucketMultibranchTrigger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/BitBucketMultibranchTrigger.java
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ public FormValidation doCheckOverrideUrl(@QueryParameter String value) throws IO
 
         @Override
         public boolean isApplicable(Item item) {
-            LOGGER.finest(item.getClass().getSimpleName());
+            if ( item != null){
+                LOGGER.finest(item.getClass().getSimpleName());
+            }
             return item instanceof WorkflowMultiBranchProject;
         }