Index: D:/prj/stack-native/src/main/java/org/jboss/ws/extensions/security/WSSecurityDispatcher.java
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--- D:/prj/stack-native/src/main/java/org/jboss/ws/extensions/security/WSSecurityDispatcher.java	(revision 5428)
+++ D:/prj/stack-native/src/main/java/org/jboss/ws/extensions/security/WSSecurityDispatcher.java	(working copy)
@@ -113,8 +113,11 @@
       SOAPMessageImpl soapMessage = (SOAPMessageImpl)ctx.getSOAPMessage();
 
       SOAPHeader soapHeader = soapMessage.getSOAPHeader();
-      QName secQName = new QName(Constants.WSSE_NS, "Security");
-      Element secHeaderElement = Util.findElement(soapHeader, secQName);
+      Element secHeaderElement = null;
+      if( soapHeader != null ) {
+    	  QName secQName = new QName(Constants.WSSE_NS, "Security");
+    	  secHeaderElement = Util.findElement(soapHeader, secQName);
+      }
 
       if (secHeaderElement == null)
       {