Index: /trunk/autoquest-plugin-html/src/main/java/de/ugoe/cs/autoquest/plugin/html/HTMLLogTextInputPseudomizer.java
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--- /trunk/autoquest-plugin-html/src/main/java/de/ugoe/cs/autoquest/plugin/html/HTMLLogTextInputPseudomizer.java	(revision 1245)
+++ /trunk/autoquest-plugin-html/src/main/java/de/ugoe/cs/autoquest/plugin/html/HTMLLogTextInputPseudomizer.java	(revision 1246)
@@ -241,5 +241,5 @@
                 String value = parameters.get("selectedValue");
                 
-                if (!value.endsWith("==")) {
+                if ((value != null) && !value.endsWith("==")) {
                     try {
                         MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-512");
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
                         throw new IllegalStateException("Java VM does not support this code");
                     }
+                    
+                    parameters.put("selectedValue", value);
                 }
-                
-                parameters.put("selectedValue", value);
             }
         }