diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/forms/Option.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/forms/Option.java
index f810fffec8a602af3b4f2734cb38867ec93b593e..4f506594f66f14e67ea2eb5627d7864e81355104 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/forms/Option.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/forms/Option.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class Option {
     public static List<Option> forField(Element field) {
         List<Option> options = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Element el : field.getChildren()) {
-            if (!el.getNamespace().equals("jabber:x:data")) continue;
+            if (el.getNamespace() == null || !el.getNamespace().equals("jabber:x:data")) continue;
             if (!el.getName().equals("option")) continue;
             options.add(new Option(el));
         }