9d184c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.jboss.aesh.console.ConsoleOutput;
 import org.jboss.as.cli.CliInitializationException;
 import org.jboss.as.cli.CommandContext;
 import org.jboss.as.cli.CommandHistory;
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@
public interface Console {
                 @Override
                 public String readLine(String prompt) {
                     try {
-                        return console.read(prompt).getBuffer();
+                        ConsoleOutput output = console.read(prompt);
+                        return output != null ? output.getBuffer() : null;
                     } catch (IOException e) {
                         e.printStackTrace();
                         return null;
