diff --git a/geode-web/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/web/http/converter/ServerSerializableObjectHttpMessageConverter.java b/geode-web/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/web/http/converter/ServerSerializableObjectHttpMessageConverter.java
index bf3b574fd6b8..f04d472b0f57 100644
--- a/geode-web/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/web/http/converter/ServerSerializableObjectHttpMessageConverter.java
+++ b/geode-web/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/web/http/converter/ServerSerializableObjectHttpMessageConverter.java
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ public ServerSerializableObjectHttpMessageConverter() {
   @Override
   protected boolean supports(final Class<?> type) {
     if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-      logger.trace(String.format("%1$s.supports(%2$s)", getClass().getName(), type.getName()),
+      logger.trace(String.format("%1$s.supports(%2$s)", getClass().getName(),
+          type == null ? null : type.getName()),
           new Throwable());
     }