Index: com/caucho/hessian/io/UnsafeDeserializer.java
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--- com/caucho/hessian/io/UnsafeDeserializer.java	(revision 6917)
+++ com/caucho/hessian/io/UnsafeDeserializer.java	(working copy)
@@ -690,8 +690,9 @@
 
       try {
         java.util.Date date = (java.util.Date) in.readObject();
-        value = new java.sql.Date(date.getTime());
-
+        if (date != null) { 
+          value = new java.sql.Date(date.getTime());
+        }
         _unsafe.putObject(obj, _offset, value);
       } catch (Exception e) {
         logDeserializeError(_field, obj, value, e);
@@ -718,7 +719,9 @@
 
       try {
         java.util.Date date = (java.util.Date) in.readObject();
-        value = new java.sql.Timestamp(date.getTime());
+        if (date != null) { 
+          value = new java.sql.Timestamp(date.getTime());
+        }
 
         _unsafe.putObject(obj, _offset, value);
       } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -746,8 +749,9 @@
 
       try {
         java.util.Date date = (java.util.Date) in.readObject();
-        value = new java.sql.Time(date.getTime());
-
+        if (date != null) { 
+          value = new java.sql.Time(date.getTime());
+        }
         _unsafe.putObject(obj, _offset, value);
       } catch (Exception e) {
         logDeserializeError(_field, obj, value, e);