1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/validate/sample-mock-generator/src/main/java/org/onap/cli/http/mock/MockResponse.java b/validate/sample-mock-generator/src/main/java/org/onap/cli/http/mock/MockResponse.java
index 7e8cdca8..d7999bea 100644
--- a/validate/sample-mock-generator/src/main/java/org/onap/cli/http/mock/MockResponse.java
+++ b/validate/sample-mock-generator/src/main/java/org/onap/cli/http/mock/MockResponse.java
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ public class MockResponse {
     }
 
     public void setJson(String json) throws IOException {
-        if (json != null && !json.isEmpty()) {
-            ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-            this.json = objectMapper.readTree(json);
+        if (!json.isEmpty()) {
+            try {
+                ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+                this.json = objectMapper.readTree(json);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                this.json = new ObjectMapper().readTree("{}");
+            }
         }
     }
 }