diff --git a/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateDataFactoryImpl.java b/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateDataFactoryImpl.java
index 8951b9d7c24..17cc80bcc9e 100644
--- a/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateDataFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateDataFactoryImpl.java
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ public class TemplateDataFactoryImpl implements TemplateDataFactory {
     @Override
     public TemplateInfo getTemplate(long templateId, DataStore store) {
         VMTemplateVO templ = imageDataDao.findById(templateId);
+        if (templ == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
         if (store == null && !templ.isDirectDownload()) {
             TemplateObject tmpl = TemplateObject.getTemplate(templ, null, null);
             return tmpl;
diff --git a/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/store/TemplateObject.java b/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/store/TemplateObject.java
index 3883637cd07..899f1d83e0b 100644
--- a/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/store/TemplateObject.java
+++ b/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/store/TemplateObject.java
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ public class TemplateObject implements TemplateInfo {
     }
 
     protected void configure(VMTemplateVO template, DataStore dataStore) {
+        if (template == null) {
+            String msg = String.format("Template Object is not properly initialised %s", this.toString());
+            s_logger.warn(msg);
+        }
         imageVO = template;
         this.dataStore = dataStore;
     }
@@ -97,6 +101,10 @@ public class TemplateObject implements TemplateInfo {
     }
 
     public VMTemplateVO getImage() {
+        if (imageVO == null) {
+            String msg = String.format("Template Object is not properly initialised %s", this.toString());
+            s_logger.error(msg);
+        } // somehow the nullpointer is needed : refacter needed!?!
         return imageVO;
     }