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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
class ProjectingMethodInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor {
 	}
 
 	private Object getProjection(Object result, Class<?> returnType) {
-		return ClassUtils.isAssignable(returnType, result.getClass()) ? result
+		return result == null || ClassUtils.isAssignable(returnType, result.getClass()) ? result
 				: factory.createProjection(returnType, result);
 	}
 
