diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessor.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessor.java
index 1cc49644..fdbb996f 100644
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessor.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessor.java
@@ -178,11 +178,13 @@ public abstract class ContactAccessor {
 	protected String getJsonString(JSONObject obj, String property) {
 		String value = null;
 		try {
+		    if (obj != null) {
 			value = obj.getString(property);
-			if (value.equals("null")) {
-				Log.d(LOG_TAG, property + " is string called 'null'");
-				value = null;
-			}
+    			if (value.equals("null")) {
+    				Log.d(LOG_TAG, property + " is string called 'null'");
+    				value = null;
+    			}
+		    }
 		}
 		catch (JSONException e) {
 			Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Could not get = " + e.getMessage());
diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk5.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk5.java
index a1e7d428..e8b34ae8 100644
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk5.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk5.java
@@ -1420,7 +1420,6 @@ public class ContactAccessorSdk5 extends ContactAccessor {
 			        .build());
 		}
 		
-		
 		// Add urls	
 		JSONArray websites = null;
 		try {
@@ -1473,7 +1472,6 @@ public class ContactAccessorSdk5 extends ContactAccessor {
 			Log.e(LOG_TAG, e.getMessage(), e);
 			retVal = false;
 		}
-		
 		return retVal;
 	}