Handle missing files properly

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/configserver/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/server/zookeeper/ZKApplicationPackage.java b/configserver/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/server/zookeeper/ZKApplicationPackage.java
index 6643e9b3370..2c46f591037 100644
--- a/configserver/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/server/zookeeper/ZKApplicationPackage.java
+++ b/configserver/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/server/zookeeper/ZKApplicationPackage.java
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ public class ZKApplicationPackage implements ApplicationPackage {
     @Override
     public File getFileReference(Path pathRelativeToAppDir) {
         String fileName = liveApp.getData(ConfigCurator.USERAPP_ZK_SUBPATH + "/" + pathRelativeToAppDir.getRelative());
+        if (fileName == null)
+            return new File(pathRelativeToAppDir.getRelative()); // File does not exist: Manufacture a non-existing file
         return new File(fileName);
     }