v0.2.50..v0.2.51 changeset PullOverpassCommand.java

diff --git a/hoot-services/src/main/java/hoot/services/controllers/grail/PullOverpassCommand.java b/hoot-services/src/main/java/hoot/services/controllers/grail/PullOverpassCommand.java
index 065a5ef..7f4d106 100644
--- a/hoot-services/src/main/java/hoot/services/controllers/grail/PullOverpassCommand.java
+++ b/hoot-services/src/main/java/hoot/services/controllers/grail/PullOverpassCommand.java
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ class PullOverpassCommand implements InternalCommand {
     private void getOverpass() {
         String url = "";
         try {
-            if (params.getCustomQuery().equals("")) {
+            String customQuery = params.getCustomQuery();
+            if (customQuery == null || customQuery.equals("")) {
                 url = replaceSensitiveData(getOverpassUrl(replaceSensitiveData(params.getPullUrl()), params.getBounds(), "xml", null));
             } else {
-                url = replaceSensitiveData(getOverpassUrl(replaceSensitiveData(params.getPullUrl()), params.getBounds(), "xml", params.getCustomQuery()));
+                url = replaceSensitiveData(getOverpassUrl(replaceSensitiveData(params.getPullUrl()), params.getBounds(), "xml", customQuery));
             }
 
             URL requestUrl = new URL(url);