diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/ResourceImportService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/ResourceImportService.java
index 96fcdd5425..37639f6a90 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/ResourceImportService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/ResourceImportService.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class ResourceImportService extends BaseEntityImportService<TbResourceId,
     protected void cleanupForComparison(TbResource resource) {
         super.cleanupForComparison(resource);
         resource.setSearchText(null);
-        if (resource.getDescriptor().isNull()) {
+        if (resource.getDescriptor() != null && resource.getDescriptor().isNull()) {
             resource.setDescriptor(null);
         }
     }