Index: AbstractExceptionListener.java
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--- AbstractExceptionListener.java	(revision 16103)
+++ AbstractExceptionListener.java	(working copy)
@@ -326,7 +326,11 @@
                     exceptionMessage = new DefaultMuleMessage(msg, ctx.getMessage());
                 }
 
-                Service service = ctx.getService();
+                Service service = null;
+                if (ctx != null)
+                {
+                    service = ctx.getService();
+                }
                 if (service != null)
                 {
                     OutboundRouter router = createOutboundRouter();