JAL-3829 throw the exception even if it has no message

diff --git a/src/jalview/fts/service/threedbeacons/TDBeaconsFTSRestClient.java b/src/jalview/fts/service/threedbeacons/TDBeaconsFTSRestClient.java
index 08edcdf..c05306a 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/fts/service/threedbeacons/TDBeaconsFTSRestClient.java
+++ b/src/jalview/fts/service/threedbeacons/TDBeaconsFTSRestClient.java
@@ -127,22 +127,23 @@ public class TDBeaconsFTSRestClient extends FTSRestClient
     } catch (Exception e)
     {
       String exceptionMsg = e.getMessage();
-      if (exceptionMsg.contains("SocketException"))
+      if (exceptionMsg != null)
       {
-        // No internet connection
-        throw new Exception(MessageManager.getString(
-                "exception.unable_to_detect_internet_connection"));
-      }
-      else if (exceptionMsg.contains("UnknownHostException"))
-      {
-        // The server is unreachable
-        throw new Exception(MessageManager.formatMessage(
-                "exception.fts_server_unreachable", "3DB Hub"));
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        throw e;
+        if (exceptionMsg.contains("SocketException"))
+        {
+          // No internet connection
+          throw new Exception(MessageManager.getString(
+                  "exception.unable_to_detect_internet_connection"));
+        }
+        else if (exceptionMsg.contains("UnknownHostException"))
+        {
+          // The server is unreachable
+          throw new Exception(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                  "exception.fts_server_unreachable", "3DB Hub"));
+        }
       }
+      throw e;
+      
     }
 
   }