diff --git a/src/com/google/doclava/Stubs.java b/src/com/google/doclava/Stubs.java
index b7e8f8a..e3f2cab 100644
--- a/src/com/google/doclava/Stubs.java
+++ b/src/com/google/doclava/Stubs.java
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@
       if (canCallMethod(cl, m)) {
         if (m.thrownExceptions() != null) {
           for (ClassInfo thrown : m.thrownExceptions()) {
-            if (!exceptionNames.contains(thrown.name())) {
+            if (thrownExceptions != null && !exceptionNames.contains(thrown.name())) {
               badException = true;
             }
           }