1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/ecomp/converters/EcompUserConverter.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/ecomp/converters/EcompUserConverter.java
index 4e06c4ea41..9a5f5a5b61 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/ecomp/converters/EcompUserConverter.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/ecomp/converters/EcompUserConverter.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
+ * 
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
+ * 
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.openecomp.sdc.be.ecomp.converters;
 
 import fj.data.Either;
-
+import org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.exception.PortalAPIException;
 import org.onap.portalsdk.core.restful.domain.EcompRole;
 import org.onap.portalsdk.core.restful.domain.EcompUser;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.utils.UserStatusEnum;
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ public final class EcompUserConverter {
         return Either.left(convertedUser);
     }
 
-    public static User convertEcompUserToUser(EcompUser ecompUser) {
+    public static User convertEcompUserToUser(EcompUser ecompUser) throws PortalAPIException {
         User convertedUser = new User();
 
         if (ecompUser == null) {
-            return convertedUser;
+            throw new PortalAPIException("ecomp user is null");
         }
 
         convertedUser.setFirstName(ecompUser.getFirstName());
@@ -107,4 +107,4 @@ public final class EcompUserConverter {
 
         return convertedUser;
     }
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}