--- apache/jasper/runtime/BodyContentImpl.java	(revision 1416791)
+++ apache/jasper/runtime/BodyContentImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@ 
         if (writer != null) {
             writer.write(s);
         } else {
-            write(s, 0, s.length());
+        	if (s == null) {
+        		return;
+        	}
+        	else {
+        		write(s, 0, s.length());
+        	}
         }
     }