Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFile.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFile.java (revision 1455313) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFile.java (working copy) @@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ } public long getMaxTimestamp() { - return timeRangeTracker.maximumTimestamp; + return timeRangeTracker == null ? Long.MAX_VALUE : timeRangeTracker.maximumTimestamp; } @Override