diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
index 04bdf6063..09545a051 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
@@ -552,7 +552,9 @@ public class Engine implements FileFilter, AutoCloseable {
                     }
                 } else {
                     final Dependency d = scanFile(f, projectReference);
-                    deps.add(d);
+                    if (d != null) {
+                        deps.add(d);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }