Index: src/org/jboss/tools/openshift/express/internal/core/behaviour/ExpressPublishMethod.java
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--- src/org/jboss/tools/openshift/express/internal/core/behaviour/ExpressPublishMethod.java	(revision 41612)
+++ src/org/jboss/tools/openshift/express/internal/core/behaviour/ExpressPublishMethod.java	(working copy)
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@
 		String destinationFolder = ExpressServerUtils.getExpressDeployFolder(behaviour.getServer());
 		IContainer destFolder = "".equals(destinationFolder) ? magicProject : (IContainer)magicProject.findMember(new Path(destinationFolder));
 		if( destFolder == null || !destFolder.isAccessible()) {
+			String path = destFolder == null?"[null]":destFolder.getProjectRelativePath().toOSString();
 			throw new CoreException(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, 
 					OpenShiftUIActivator.PLUGIN_ID, 
-					NLS.bind(ExpressMessages.publishFailMissingFolder, behaviour.getServer().getName(), destFolder.getProjectRelativePath())));
+					NLS.bind(ExpressMessages.publishFailMissingFolder, behaviour.getServer().getName(), path)));
 		}
 	}