diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/europa/ec/fisheries/uvms/rest/security/bean/USMServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/eu/europa/ec/fisheries/uvms/rest/security/bean/USMServiceBean.java
index b33cbf4..87d678c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/europa/ec/fisheries/uvms/rest/security/bean/USMServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/europa/ec/fisheries/uvms/rest/security/bean/USMServiceBean.java
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public List<Dataset> getDatasetsPerCategory(String category, String username, St
     public List<Dataset> getDatasetsPerCategory(String category, Context userContext) throws ServiceException {
         LOG.debug("START getDatasetsPerCategory({}, {})", category, userContext);
         List<Dataset> filteredDatasets = new LinkedList<>();
-        if (userContext != null) {
+        if (userContext != null && userContext.getScope() != null) {
             List<Dataset> datasetList = userContext.getScope().getDataset();
 
             for (Dataset dataset : datasetList) {