Index: hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/FSUtils.java =================================================================== --- hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/FSUtils.java (revision 1486108) +++ hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/FSUtils.java (working copy) @@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ LOG.debug("Ignoring (most likely Reflection related exception) " + e); } catch (IllegalAccessException e) { LOG.debug("Ignoring (most likely Reflection related exception) " + e); + } catch (NullPointerException npe) { + LOG.debug("Ignoring (most likely Reflection related exception) " + npe); } } }